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Emberiza rustica
Habitat
Taiga
Range
Breeds across the northern Palearctic; subspecies rustica from Scandinavia to Siberia, latifascia in far eastern Siberia
Clutch size
4–6 eggs
The rustic bunting breeds in the taiga across the northern Palearctic. Two subspecies are recognised: rustica, breeding over most of Eurasia from Scandinavia to Siberia, and latifascia, breeding in far eastern Siberia from Yakutsk to Kamchatka. Four to six eggs are laid in a nest in a bush or on the ground. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It has white underparts with a reddish flank, pink legs and a pink lower mandible. The summer male has a black head with a white throat and supercilium and a reddish breast band; the female has a heavily streaked brown back and a brown face with a whitish supercilium. The source does not detail its status in China. (Wikipedia, general species account)