Hong Kong Buntings

Hong Kong has a large number of species of bunting (Emberizidae) during the winter and as passage migrants in spring and autumn. They vary from being common in their range to being classified as ‘critically endangered’ by the IUCN Red List. AJP photographed the following—which cover that range—during the early spring this year. Yellow-breasted Bunting, Emberiza aureola . Classified as ‘critically endangered’ because it is trapped in huge numbers in China for human consumption. The French feast o