Birds of Singapore
by the Bird Society of Singapore
Emberiza rustica
Family: Old World Buntings · Status: Vagrant · Size: 13–14.5 cm · Conservation: Vulnerable
Breeding range stretches from northern Europe to eastern Russia, winters in east Asia.
In non-breeding plumage, plumage generally warm in colour, sandy brown ear coverts, mantle with black and rufous streaking on a buffy base, dark rufous lesser coverts, tertial tips and secondary edges orange-brown, dark rufous streaking on flanks, rufous on rump, pinkish-orange legs.
Secondary woodland, wooded parks, and open scrubby areas.
Feeds on a range of plant and invertebrate matter, prefers foraging close to or on the ground.