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Pine Bunting
Emberiza leucocephalos
(E. l. leucocephalos)
| Armenian Name: | Սպիտակաթասակ դրախտապան |
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See Plate 54 for Pine Bunting and other similar species
| Resident Status: | Casual |
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| 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. |
