Yellow-throated Bunting

Overview

Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza elegans) is a species of Buntings (Emberizidae) in the order Perching Birds (Passerines). A handsome bunting with a black-and-yellow head pattern, a yellow throat and crest; a common winter bird of East Asian woodland edges; gives a simple short song.

Scientific Classification

Genus: Emberiza; binomial: Emberiza elegans; authority: Temminck, 1836. Typical size: 14-15cm. Average lifespan: 3-7 years.

Distribution

Breeding range: the Palearctic. Non-breeding range: temperate to subtropical far e Asian woodland and open areas: Korean Pen., Honshu to Ryukyu Is. (c, s Japan), se China and Taiwan.

Conservation Status

This taxon is listed as Extant (living) in the IOC World Bird List.

Remarks

No additional remarks recorded.