Crested bunting on a dried flower, Bhutan

The Crested Bunting is from the group of Eurasian & African Perching Birds. They are mainly seed-eating birds with stubby, conical bills. Their habits are similar to those of finches, with which they sometimes used to be grouped. Crested Bunting is 20 cm long in size; and plumage is very much similar to Crow Pheasant. Female is paler and browner than male, with shorter crest and less chestnut in wings and tail. The tail is browner with considerably less chestnut in females than in males of the same age. There is never any white in the tail. The belly is brown and lacks the bluish gloss.

It is found from the Himalayas to southern-central China and Vietnam. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. This is classified as least concern by IUCN.