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White-capped bunting

Emberiza stewarti (Blyth, 1854)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The white-capped bunting (Emberiza stewarti) is a species in the family Emberizidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 15 g to 17.5 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

White-capped bunting (Emberiza stewarti)
Photo: Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the white-capped bunting

Weight
15 g – 17.5 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
grasslandsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.95src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
2src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Perchingsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Migratorysrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

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White-capped bunting (Emberiza stewarti)
Imran Shah from Islamabad, Pakistan · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where does the white-capped bunting live?

Not recorded

What is the white-capped bunting?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The white-capped bunting or chestnut-breasted bunting (Emberiza stewarti) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is found in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Its natural habitats are boreal forests, boreal shrubland, and temperate grassland.

From the Wikipedia article “White-capped bunting” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White-capped_bunting&oldid=1375767437), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the white-capped bunting endangered?

The white-capped bunting is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the white-capped bunting classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyEmberizidae
  6. genusEmberiza
  7. SpeciesEmberiza stewarti (Blyth, 1854)

Synonyms Euspiza stewarti

Other names and names in other languages (40)
  • Chestnut-breasted buntingEnglish
  • Chestnut-breasted buntingEnglish
  • Туркменска овесаркаBulgarian
  • sit de StewartCatalan
  • strnad bělolícíCzech
  • bras corun gwyn AsiaWelsh
  • Sortstrubet VærlingDanish
  • KronammerGerman
  • SilberkopfammerGerman
  • arĝentkrona emberizoEsperanto
  • Escribano de StewartSpanish
  • tadžiki tsiitsitajaEstonian
  • زردپره سرسفیدPersian
  • mustakurkkusirkkuFinnish
  • Bruant de StewartFrench
  • Gealóg bhánchaipíneachIrish
  • גיבתון מרכז-אסייתיHebrew
  • bjelokapa strnadicaCroatian
  • ezüstfejű sármányHungarian
  • AxtittlingurIcelandic
  • Zigolo pettocastanoItalian
  • ハイガシラホオジロJapanese
  • Татрең сұлыкешKazakh
  • Stiuarto startaLithuanian
  • baltgalvas stērsteLatvian
  • Stewarts GorsDutch
  • kalkhettespurvNorwegian
  • trznadel srebrnogłowyPolish
  • escrevedeira-de-coroa-brancaPortuguese
  • escrevedeira-de-cabeça-brancaPortuguese
  • Овсянка СтюартаRussian
  • RuškesavvecihciNorthern Sami
  • strnádka čiernohrdláSlovak
  • črnogrli strnadSlovenian
  • Strnadica kestenjastih grudiSerbian
  • svarthakad sparvSwedish
  • Ak Tepeli ÇinteTurkish
  • вівсянка сріблистоголоваUkrainian
  • 白頂鵐Chinese
  • 白顶鹀Chinese

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Relatives of the white-capped bunting

Other species in the same genus Emberiza.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the white-capped bunting?

An adult white-capped bunting weighs 15 g – 17.5 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the white-capped bunting endangered?

The white-capped bunting is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the white-capped bunting?

The white-capped bunting (Emberiza stewarti) belongs to the family Emberizidae in the order Passeriformes.

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Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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BibTeX
@misc{white_capped_bunting_2026,
  title = {White-capped bunting (Emberiza stewarti)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/white-capped-bunting},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}