Red-headed Bunting

Emberiza bruniceps

The red-headed bunting is a small passerine bird in the Old World bunting family Emberizidae. It breeds in central Asia, including Afghanistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia; Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and China. It is migratory, wintering in India and Bangladesh.

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