Pallas' Reed Bunting is a small bunting that breeds in northern Asia. In Hong Kong it is rarely recorded as an autumn passage migrant.
In the Hong Kong account, a non-breeding male has a black throat that contrasts with its paler plumage. Plumage differs by season and sex.
In Hong Kong it has been recorded in open places such as farmland, fish ponds, and reedbeds, where it feeds mainly on seeds on the ground. Insects are eaten rarely.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.