Golden-breasted Bunting
Emberiza flaviventris
The Golden-breasted Bunting (Emberiza flaviventris) is a uncommon old world bunting found in 27 countries, weighing about 18 g. The golden-breasted bunting is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae.
About the Golden-breasted Bunting
The golden-breasted bunting is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. It occurs in dry open woodlands and moist savanna in Africa south of the Sahara, but is absent from the equatorial forest belt.
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How to identify it
The golden-breasted bunting is 15–16 cm long. The adult male has striking head pattern with a white crown, black lateral crown stripes, white supercilium and black-bordered white ear coverts. The underparts are orange-yellow becoming yellow on the throat and whitish on the lower belly. The upperparts are chestnut with a grey rump. The browner wings have two conspicuous white wing bars. The sexes are very similar, but females may have a buff tone to the white head markings and browner head stripes, and the back may have dark streaks. Young birds are duller and paler than the females.
What the Golden-breasted Bunting sounds like
Where it lives
When to see it
The Golden-breasted Bunting can be seen all year round, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Golden-breasted Bunting?
- The golden-breasted bunting is 15–16 cm long. Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Golden-breasted Bunting?
- The Golden-breasted Bunting is a small sized bird weighing about 18 g.
- Where can you see a Golden-breasted Bunting?
- The Golden-breasted Bunting occurs in 27 countries, including South Africa, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda.
- What does a Golden-breasted Bunting sound like?
- You can listen to a field recording of the Golden-breasted Bunting on this page, contributed to xeno-canto under open licences.
- What birds look similar to a Golden-breasted Bunting?
- The Golden-breasted Bunting is most easily confused with the Rustic Bunting, the Cape Bunting and the Cinnamon-breasted Bunting.
- Is the Golden-breasted Bunting endangered?
- The Golden-breasted Bunting is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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