India
Black-headed Bunting
India
Low
Priority
Priority
Black-headed Bunting
Emberiza melanocephala
Long-term Trend:
Insufficient Data
Current Annual Trend:
Trend Inconclusive
Distribution Range Size:
Large
Other
Conservation
Categories
Global Red List:
Least Concern
Wild Life Protection Act:
Schedule-II
Long-term Trend (%)
Long-term Trend CI (%)
Current Annual Trend (%)
-1.75
Current Annual Trend CI (%)
(-3.77, 0.26)
Distribution Range Size (sq.km)
4,91,820
Distribution Range Size CI (sq.km)
(491,630, 492,010)
Migratory Status
Winter Migrant
Habitat Specialization
Open Habitat
Endemicity
Non-endemic
See Interpreting Species Pages for a detailed explanation
To cite this page: SoIB 2023. State of India's Birds factsheet: Black-headed Bunting Emberiza melanocephala (India) https://stateofindiasbirds.in/species/blhbun1/. Accessed on 2025-03-21.
National Trend
State Trends
Andhra Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Punjab
Rajasthan
Telangana
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
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Habitat Trends
Conservation Area Trends
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