The Meadow Bunting is a small brown bird found on scrubby hillsides and woodland edges in East Asia. Males have bold pale face stripes and sing short, quick phrases from exposed perches. It is not a regular wild bird in the United States.
Appearance
Appearance
About 6–6.5 in (15–16.5 cm) long, it has a brown back with dark streaks and white outer tail feathers. Males have bold pale face stripes; females are softer and less sharply marked.
Voice
The song is a short, quick phrase given from an open perch.
Where it lives
Typical habitats
scrubby hillsides
open woodland edges and farmland
Range
It breeds across parts of eastern Asia, including Korea and Japan. It is not a regular wild bird in the United States.
Behavior
Diet
It eats seeds and insects, with more insects taken during the breeding season.
Life cycle
Nest
It places a bowl-shaped nest low in a bush or on the ground.
Clutch size
3–5 eggs
Name and classification
About the name
Meadow Bunting is also called Siberian Meadow Bunting.