• Synonyms Cested Bunting
  • Old latin name for bird Emberiza subcristata, Emberiza erythropterus, Melophus melanicterus, Melophus lathami

Crested Buntingbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, male, song, © Prateik Kulkarni
    India
  • 2.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    India
  • 3.
    Song, © David Farrow
    Bhutan
  • 4.
    Call, © 王自堃
    China
  • 5.
    Call, © Peter Boesman
    India
  • 6.
    Song, © Saswat Mishra
    India
  • 7.
    Call, © Benj & Ram (BCN)
    Nepal
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Crested Bunting

  • Breeding region Oriental Region
  • Breeding subregion montane grass and scrub of s Asia to e China: ne Pakistan and far w, c India to c, ec China and s through n se Asia
  • Non breeding region to lower elevations grass, cultivation with short-range southward movement

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
Azerbaijanikəkilli vələmirquşu
BulgarianКачулата овесарка
Catalansit crestat
Chinese凤头雀, 鳳頭(巫鳥), 风头鹀, 凤头鹀, 冠鵐
Chinese (Traditional)鳳頭鵐, 冠鵐, 鳳頭雀, 冠鵐〔鳳頭鵐〕
Croatiankrunata strnadica
Czechstrnad chocholatý
DanishTopværling
DutchKuifgors
EsperantoKrestemberizo
Estoniantutt-tsiitsitaja
Finnishsulttaanisirkku
FrenchBruant huppé
GermanHaubenammer
IcelandicTopptittlingur
ItalianZigolo dal ciuffo, Zigolo crestato
Japaneseレンジャクノジコ
Latviancekulainā stērste
Lithuanianmelofas
Malayalamകൊമ്പൻ തിനക്കുരുവി
Marathiतुरेवाला भारीट
Nepaliजुरे बगेडी
Norwegiantoppspurv
Norwegian NynorskToppsporv
Polishtrznadlec rudoskrzydły, trznadel rudoskrzydły, trznadlec rudoskrzydly
PortugueseEscrevedeira-de-topete, escrevedeira-de-crista
RussianХохлатый мелофус, Хохлатая овсянка
SerbianĆubasta strnadica
Slovakstrnádka chochlatá
SpanishPinzón Copetón, Escribano crestado
Swedishtofssparv
Thaiนกจาบปีกอ่อนหงอน
TurkishTepeli Çinte
Ukrainianвівсянка чубата
VietnameseChim Sẻ đồng mào, Sẻ đồng mào