Yellow bunting
- The name "yellow bunting" can also refer to the yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella).
| Yellow bunting | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Emberizidae |
| Genus: | Emberiza |
| Species: | E. sulphurata
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| Binomial name | |
| Emberiza sulphurata | |
The yellow bunting or Japanese yellow bunting (Emberiza sulphurata) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia in the bunting family Emberizidae. It is threatened by habitat loss, the use of pesticides and trapping for the cagebird industry.