Breeding male © Natthaphat Chotjuckdikul eBird S81285463 Macaulay Library ML 312912071
Female/immature © Kai Pflug
Nonbreeding male © Yu-Wei (昱緯) LI (李)
Female/immature © Yann Muzika
Immature male © Andaman Kaosung
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Female/immature © Md Manirul Islam
Female/immature © Yann Muzika

Black-faced Bunting Emberiza spodocephala

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Identification

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A small songbird that often skulks deep in shrubbery but emerges to forage in the open more than some buntings. Adult male has grayish head and chest, yellow belly, and chestnut back and wings. Female is drab brown and extensively streaked overall. Female is somewhat similar to Gray or Masked buntings but has a paler base to the streaked underparts. Song consists of a variable series of alternating buzzy and warbled notes. A sharp “dink” call often betrays its presence.

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