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Buntings & finches

Black-faced Bunting

Emberiza spodocephala

Winter visitorLow timing confidence

Season in Chiang Mai & Lamphun

Regular arrivalMar 6
PeakMar 6
Regular departureMar 6
Prime windowMar 6 – Mar 6

Habitat

Primary
Dense wet scrub / reed edge
Secondary
Paddy margins and seeding grasses
Elevation
Lowland

Closest practical Chiang Mai option

Ban Thi paddies / wet scrub
~25–35 kmLow confidence

Where to look

  1. Tha Ton / Mae Kok River
  2. Chiang Dao paddies
  3. Doi Lo paddies
  4. Mae Ai paddies

Evidence & sources

0 checklist/site-confirmed; 0 named district/range or recent-record confirmations; remaining slots use habitat + project public-hotspot evidence.

Biological/status source