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All east asia species. The pics were taken 4 years ago.

The Yellow-throated Bunting (Emberiza elegans) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family.
It is found in China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Myanmar, Russia, and Taiwan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical dry forests. (quoted from wikipedia)

The Tristram's Bunting (Emberiza tristrami) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is found in China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Myanmar, Russia, Mongolia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is boreal forests.(quoted from wikipedia)

The Chestnut Bunting (Emberiza rutila) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia which belongs to the genus Emberiza in the bunting family Emberizidae.

It breeds in Siberia, northern Mongolia and north-eastern China. It is a long-distance migrant, wintering in southern China, South-east Asia and north-east India. There are a number of records from Europe but some of these are considered to be escapes from captivity rather than genuine vagrants. During the breeding season it inhabits open forest with plenty of ground cover and shrubs. Wintering and migrating birds occur in farmland, scrub and woodland edges. (quoted from wikipedia)

The Yellow-breasted Bunting, Emberiza aureola, is an Eurasian passerine bird in the bunting family (Emberizidae).

It breeds in northeastern Europe and across northern Asia. It is migratory, wintering in southeast Asia, India, and southern China. It is a rare but regular wanderer to western Europe.

The Yellow-breasted Bunting breeds in open scrubby areas, often near water, and it is very common in Siberia. It lays 4-6 eggs in a nest on the ground. Its food consists of insects when feeding young, and otherwise seeds.

It was formerly classified as a Near Threatened species by the IUCN. But new research has shown it to be rarer than it was believed. Consequently, it is uplisted to Vulnerable status in 2008. (quoted from wikipedia) end

I love the hairdo on the first one.

Wonderful pictures!

They look lovely and unique. Different from what we typically see over here.

Gorgeous buntings!! Thank you for sharing.

The first pics are great. Looks like he's been having a go at the hair gel. Gosh, what a little cutie.

Beautiful!!

Gorgeous birds! Thanks for sharing these excellent photos. I too love the crest on the first one.

What a buitifull birds, but the first one, wow, I live it. Thank you for sharing those with us. Are they wild birds? or do you breed them?

Great pictures! Thanks for sharing them and the information. Beautiful birds. I too like the "hairdo" lol

Mary R.

tajuano wrote:What a buitifull birds, but the first one, wow, I live it. Thank you for sharing those with us. Are they wild birds? or do you breed them?

Yes, they were wild caught birds. And for buntings, we only raise the male for their beautiful appearance and sweet songs.