Emberiza lathami Gray, JE 1831

Emberiza lathami Gray, JE, 1831 Melophus lathami Materials Type status: Other material. Occurrence: occurrenceID: AEFA0C7D-36C7-5ACE-8640-23536E631445; Taxon: kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Chordata; class: Aves; order: Passeriformes; family: Emberizidae; genus: Emberiza; Location: country: Vietnam; stateProvince: Nghe An; locality: Ky Son; verbatimElevation: 532 m; verbatimLatitude: 19 ° 17.024 ’ N; verbatimLongitude: 104 ° 10.492 ’ E Conservation status Least Concern Distribution Crested Bunting has been recorded as an uncommon to locally common resident in West Tonkin and East Tonkin (Robson 2008, Craik and Minh 2018, Hung et al. 2021 b). This is the first confirmed record of the species for North Annam, Central Vietnam. Elsewhere, this species has been recorded breeding in Bhutan, Bangladesh, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Thailand (IUCN 2024). Diagnosis Size: 16.5-17 cm. Male breeding: Blackish head and body, chestnut wings and tail, long erect crest (Fig. 19). Male non-breeding: Blackish body feathers edged buffish-grey. Female breeding: Much paler and browner with less chestnut wings and tail, shorter crest. Upperpart olive-brown, streaked darker, underparts paler with faint dark breast streaking. Largely chestnut wings and tail; short crest and lack of white on tail rules out other buntings. Female non-breeding: A little darker than breeding, mantle sandy-brown and more diffusely streaked. Juvenile: Like female, but slightly darker with shorter crest, underparts buffier with more extensive, but fainter breast streaking. Male develops black blotching on body plumage.