wgeoff

I think this is a female Chestnut Bunting Isaac.

Yellow-breasted Bunting is a larger, heavier looking bird with a larger head and bill. You can also see the chestnut upper tail coverts of a Chestnut Bunting in the first photo.

wgeoff

Striped upper back is a regular feature of many buntings including Chestnut - see this photo of a female Chestnut Bunting from www.orientalbirdimages.org



You can compare images of Chestnut and Yellow-breasted Bunting from this website.
The chestnut rump is a key feature but the size and shape of this bird indicate Chestnut to me rather than Yellow-breasted.

[ Last edited by wgeoff at 30/12/2008 07:36 ]