Rustic Bunting

15 cm (6") Rare. Aleutians. Eurasian species that winters in China and Japan and strays to North America in migration.

Male: black head. White line behind eye and whitish nape spot. Bright streaked rusty back. Rusty sides and breast band.

Female: sparrow-like. Brownish head pattern. Brown streaked back. Mostly white underside with diffuse rusty streaking below.

Song: bubbling warble, call is sharp "jit".

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Credit: Ken