The garden bunting (scientific name: Emberiza hortulana) is about 16 centimeters in length and is a small songbird.

The beak is conical, which is thinner than that of finches. The upper and lower edges of the beak are not closely connected but are slightly curved inward, so there is a slight gap in the cutting line. The body feathers are like a sparrow, with an olive green head, back neck and chest.

The feathers are chestnut brown; most of the underparts are light chestnut; when flying, the outermost two pairs of tail feathers are conspicuously white.

Distributed in gardens and fields across Eurasia, large flocks migrate to northern Africa and the Middle East in autumn.

It feeds on trees and on the ground, usually with its legs hopping, and feeds mainly on plant seeds.

They often move in groups during the non-breeding period, and build bowl-shaped nests on the ground or in shrubs during the breeding period.