Black-headed Bunting

Emberiza melanocephala

Order:

Passeriformes

Family:

Emberizidae

Size:

15.5-17.5 cm

Weight:

23-33 g

Taxonomy:

(Scopoli, 1769)

Short Description:

The Black-headed Bunting (Emberiza melanocephala) is a small passerine bird characterized by a black head, white throat, and yellow underparts. Its breeding plumage features a striking black hood contrasting with its white moustache and throat. During winter, its plumage becomes duller with a grayish-brown head. This species has a distinctive call, a metallic "tchip" or "tseep."

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The Black-headed Bunting is primarily found in the northern and western regions, including Punjab, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Balochistan provinces. It inhabits open areas with bushes, scrublands, and grasslands, often found near water bodies, agricultural fields, and human settlements.

Black-headed Buntings are often observed foraging on the ground for seeds, grains, insects, and small invertebrates. During the breeding season, males perform courtship displays, including singing from exposed perches to attract females. They construct cup-shaped nests on the ground or low in bushes, where females lay eggs and both parents share incubation and chick-rearing duties. Outside the breeding season, these birds may form small flocks during migration or while foraging.

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast