House Bunting ? House Bunting Conservation status : Least concern Adult , race saharae Scientific classification Kingdom : Animalia Phylum : Chordata Class : Aves Order : Passeriformes Family : Emberizidae Genus : Emberiza Species : E. striolata Binomial name Emberiza striolata Lichtenstein , 1822 The House Bunting , Emberiza striolata , is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae , a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches , Fringillidae . Juvenile , race saharae It is a resident breeder of dry country from north Africa through south west Asia and into India . The House Bunting breeds around human habitation , laying 2-4 eggs in a nest in a hole in a wall or building . Its natural food consists of insects when feeding young , and otherwise seeds . This bird is 14cm long , smaller than the similarly plumaged Rock Bunting . The breeding male has a chestnut body , and grey head with darker streaking . The female’s head has a brown tint to the grey , and more diffused streaking . The nominate eastern race has stronger facial striping and a paler belly than the north African form E. s. saharae . The song , given from a perch , is similar , but weaker than , that of the Chaffinch . References BirdLife International ( 2004 ) . Emberiza striolata . 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . IUCN 2006 . Retrieved on 12 May 2006 . Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern Buntings and Sparrows by Byers , Olsson and Curson , ISBN 1-873403-19-4 Wikimedia Commons has media related to : Emberiza striolata Categories : Emberiza | Fauna of Pakistan In other languages : Français pink House Bunting LC Emberiza striolata2.jpg 240px Adult , race saharae Animalia Chordata Aves Passeriformes Emberizidae Emberiza E. striolata Emberiza striolata Lichtenstein , 1822 BirdLife International 2004 53516 Emberiza striolata 12 May 2006 Emberiza striolata 