Crested Bunting

Crested Bunting
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Emberizidae
Genus:	Melophus Swainson, 1837
Species:	M. lathami
Binomial name
Melophus lathami (Gray, 1831)

The Crested Bunting (Melophus lathami) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family, from South and Southeast Asia. It is monotypic (the sole species) in its genus, Melophus.^{[citation needed]}

Range

Call

It is found in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Laos, Burma, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Habitat

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

References

• BirdLife International 2004. Melophus lathami. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 26 July 2007.

External links

• Image at ADW

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