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Common name:

Ortolan Bunting

Ladakhi name:

unknown

Scientific name:

Emberiza hortulana

Order:

Passeriformes

Family:

Emberizidae

fun facts:

The Ortolan Bunting is a rare passage migrant, and can be spotted along dry open bush, trees strewn hillsides and plains up to 3600 m.

. The sexes look the same.

Bird Club Contributor:

Tashi Chotak Lonchey