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photo:Grey bunting
Grey bunting
Scientific name:emberiza variabilis@Family:Emberizidae
The grey bunting proliferates in Mt. Hakusan bamboo areas. The female is liver-coloured. The Japanese believe the male's cry sounds like "fee" and "chiyo-chiyo".

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