Wildlifeof China
Yellow-browed Bunting
Finches, Sparrows & Buntings
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Emberiza chrysophrys
Basic stats
Diet
Seeds; insects fed to nestlings
Habitat
Taiga
Range
Breeds in eastern Siberia; winters in central and southern China
Clutch size
4 eggs
The yellow-browed bunting breeds in the taiga of eastern Siberia and is migratory, wintering in central and southern China. The upper parts are brown and heavily streaked and the underparts white with an orange hue on the flanks and fine dark streaks. The breeding male has a black head with white crown and moustachial stripes and throat, and a bright yellow eyebrow. (Wikipedia, general species account)
It lays four eggs in an arboreal nest. Adults eat seeds but feed insects to nestlings. (Wikipedia, general species account)
Quick answers
- What does the Yellow-browed Bunting eat?
- Seeds; insects fed to nestlings
- What habitat does the Yellow-browed Bunting live in?
- Taiga
- Where is the Yellow-browed Bunting found?
- Breeds in eastern Siberia; winters in central and southern China
- How many eggs does the Yellow-browed Bunting lay?
- 4 eggs