(aka Melophus lathami)
Shemgang, Bhutan
March 2008
The Crested Bunting is distributed in the foothills of the Himalayas from Pakistan to south-east China and south to central India, Myanmar, Thailand and Indochina. See the distribution map at Birdlife International.
The male, seen here, has a bluish-black head and body with a prominent crest. The wings and tail are chestnut. The female has buffy brown with dark streaks replacing the blue-black but also has chestnut wings and tail.
There are recordings on xeno-canto and additional information available via Avibase.
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