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;[[:Category:Emberiza|Emberiza]] bruniceps | ;[[:Category:Emberiza|Emberiza]] bruniceps | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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17cm . The breeding male has bright yellow underparts, green upperparts and a brownish-red face and breast. | 17cm . The breeding male has bright yellow underparts, green upperparts and a brownish-red face and breast. | ||
| − | The female is a paler version of the male, with paler underparts, a grey-brown back and a grey head. | + | The female is a paler version of the male, with paler underparts, a grey-brown back and a grey head. |
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Asia]], wintering in [[India]] | [[Asia]], wintering in [[India]] | ||
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Its diet includes seeds, supplemented by insects when feeding the young. | Its diet includes seeds, supplemented by insects when feeding the young. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | {{GSearch|Emberiza+bruniceps}} | + | {{GSearch|Emberiza+bruniceps}} |
| − | [[Category:Birds | + | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Emberiza]] |
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- Emberiza bruniceps
Identification
17cm . The breeding male has bright yellow underparts, green upperparts and a brownish-red face and breast.
The female is a paler version of the male, with paler underparts, a grey-brown back and a grey head.
Distribution
Taxonomy
Habitat
Open scrubland, including agricultural land.
Behaviour
It makes a nest in a tree or bush, and 3-5 eggs are laid.
Its diet includes seeds, supplemented by insects when feeding the young.
