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White-capped Bunting

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Photo: (c) Mathieu Soetens, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC-BY (May be cropped or resized)

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Basic stats

Diet

Plants and seeds (SoIB guild)

Habitat

Boreal forest, boreal shrubland and temperate grassland

Range

Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

The white-capped, or chestnut-breasted, bunting is a bird of the bunting family found in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Its natural habitats are boreal forest, boreal shrubland and temperate grassland (Wikipedia, general species account).

The cached account is short and gives no description, measurements, diet or breeding information. SoIB 2023 rates it a Low conservation priority, a within-India migrant of non-specialised habitat that eats plants and seeds, with a Moderate range of about 78,300 km² and insufficient data on the long-term trend (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).

Quick answers

What does the White-capped Bunting eat?
Plants and seeds (SoIB guild)
What habitat does the White-capped Bunting live in?
Boreal forest, boreal shrubland and temperate grassland
Where is the White-capped Bunting found?
Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
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