Pine buntings breed throughout a lot of temperate Asia, migrating south to central Asia, north India and southern China in winter.
Pine bunting (Embariza leucocephalos) is a winter customer within the interstate Chandigarh area. Its total physique size is 16 cm to 17.5 cm. The chook known as pine bunting as a result of it prefers to remain in open forests, often comprising pine timber.
Hilly areas like Morni, Kasauli, and Chakki Mod are very best locations to look at this chook. Though it’s typically seen in open land with shrubs and timber, it’s plentiful in areas filled with pine timber. This chook is usually mistaken for yellowhammer for sure similarities.
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Pine bunting has a thick seed-eater’s invoice much like a finch chook. The male has a white crown and cheeks, a chestnut brow and throat, and a closely streaked brown again. The feminine chook is way duller and extra streaked on its undersides than the male chook.
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They feed on seeds and parental birds feed their cheeks on bugs. The nest is on the bottom. Four to 6 eggs with hair-like markings, attribute of buntings, are laid.
Pine buntings breed throughout a lot of temperate Asia, migrating south to central Asia, north India and southern China in winter.
First printed on: 12-09-2023 at 11:17 IST
