Pine Bunting

Emberiza leucocephalos

(E. l. leucocephalos)

Armenian Name:	Սպիտակաթասակ դրախտապան

See Plate 54 for Pine Bunting and other similar species

Resident Status:	Casual
Length:	16.5 cm, Wing Span:25-30 cm
Description:	Whitish belly, brown-red rump, and largely white outertail feathers. At all seasons, female has grayer tone to head and upperparts; dark-streaked crown and throat.
Adult (Breeding):	Male is brighter with black-bordered white crown.
Adult (Non-breeding):	Male has finely-streaked crown, red-brown face, and black-edged white bar across lower cheek.
Behavior:	Usually seen singly in flocks of other buntings.
Habitat:	Scrubby grassland; field edges.
Food:	Seeds, invertebrates.