High-throughput sequencing yields a complete mitochondrial genome of (aves, emberidae).

(Taczanowski, 1874) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia which belongs to the genus in the bunting family Obtaining the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of is helpful to understand the species delimitation for further study of complex. The circular genome (16,839 bp in length) contains 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, 2 ribosomal RNA genes, and 1 control region. The base composition shows that purine percentage (52.87%) is slightly higher than pyrimidine (47.13%). The phylogenetic analysis based on the published data of the mitochondrial genome showed that is closely related to . This new mitochondrial genome data will provide more essential molecular data for further study related to complex.