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The Yellow-breasted Bunting is a small songbird found across Asia that is recognizable by its distinctive yellow breast and face markings. This species has ecological importance as part of its native ecosystems and has drawn attention from conservation efforts due to threats from habitat loss and trapping.
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Maximum longevity: 7 years (wild)
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Eggs of Emberiza aureola MHNT Yellow-breasted bunting (breeding male) Yellow-breasted bunting (female) Yellow-breasted bunting in flight The yellow-breasted bunting (Emberiza aureola) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae that is found across the Boreal and East Palearctic. The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The specific aureola is Latin for "golden". The bird's call is a distinctive zick, and the song is a clear tru-tru, tri-tri.
Until 2004, the International Union for Conservation of Nature considered the yellow-breasted bunting to be a species of least concern. Since 2004, it has been gradually upgraded to a status of Critically Endangered due to rapid drops in population sizes. It is subject to heavy hunting pressure in China, through which most specimens pass during migration.