Crested bunting
| Crested bunting | |
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| Male in Mangaon, Maharashtra, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Emberizidae |
| Genus: | Emberiza |
| Species: | E. lathami
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| Binomial name | |
| Emberiza lathami (Gray, 1831)
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The crested bunting (Emberiza lathami) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae, from South and Southeast Asia.
Range
It is found from the Himalayas to southern-central China and Vietnam.
Habitat
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.
Gallery
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Crested Bunting Melophus lathami -
Taken in Melghat Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, India - 10 February 2010 -
Crested Bunting photographed at Sinhagad Fort, Pune, India on 27 June 2010
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