Crested bunting
Male in Mangaon, Maharashtra, India
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Passeriformes
Family:	Emberizidae
Genus:	Emberiza
Species:	E. lathami
Binomial name
Emberiza lathami Gray, JE, 1831
Synonyms
Melophus lathami

The crested bunting (Emberiza lathami) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.

Distribution and habitat

It is found from the Himalayas eastwards to highland areas of Southeast Asia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

Gallery

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  Crested bunting Melophus lathami
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  Taken in Melghat Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra, India - 10 February 2010
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  Crested bunting photographed at Sinhagad Fort, Pune, India on 27 June 2010
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  Crested bunting photographed at Saswad-Veer-Lonand Road,, Pune, India on 17 SEP 2022