Distribution
Golden-breasted Bunting
A brightly colored hunting of open-country habitat, this species is recognized by its deeply undulating flight and a habit, when alighting, of flicking its tail. It feeds on the ground, taking seeds and insects. Outside the breeding season, it joins mixed feeding flocks composed of other huntings and canaries.
• NliST A shallow cup nest made of grass and roots, lined with fine rootlets, and placed close to the ground in a low bush or tree.
• Distribution Open-country areas of Africa south of the Sahara. female black-and-white head
Plumage Sexcs di(Tcr frf J*
Migration Non-migrant
Family EMBERIZ1DAE
Species Emberiza srhoeniclus
Reed Bunting
In spring, males of this species perch on the tops of reeds or bushes, uttering their three-note song. In winter. Reed Buntings join flocks of seed-eating birds on farmland. They feed on the ground, taking seeds and insects.
• NliST A cup nest made of grasses, placed in vegetation on the ground or in a bush, usually close by water.
• Distribution Breeds in
Eurasia from \V. Europe to Japan. Migrant populations winter in S. Europe, N. Africa, Middle East, N. China, and N. Japan. Femal
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