The Chestnut-eared Bunting is a bird of grasslands and scrubby fields in Asia. Its name refers to its chestnut ear patches, and dark and rusty bands cross its chest. It has no regular breeding or wintering range in the United States.
Appearance
Appearance
An adult is about 6 in (16 cm) long, with chestnut ear patches and dark and rusty bands across the chest. Females are less boldly marked.
Where it lives
Typical habitats
Grasslands
Scrubby fields
Range
It breeds across parts of eastern Asia and the Himalayas and winters farther south in Asia. It has no regular U.S. breeding or wintering range.
Behavior
Diet
In Korea, it eats insects and spiders in summer and mainly seeds in winter.
Life cycle
Nest
In its Asian range, it builds a cup nest on the ground or low in a bush.
Name and classification
About the name
Three regional are recognized. The northern form, E. f. fucata, occurs in Korea and Japan; E. f. arcuata lives around the Himalayas, and E. f. kuatunensis in southern China.