House Bunting

It is a resident breeder of dry country from northeast Africa , east through southwest Asia to northwestern India. Its natural food consists of insects when feeding young, and otherwise seeds.

The House Bunting is classified as Least Concern. Does not qualify for a more at risk category. Widespread and abundant taxa are included in this category.

The House Bunting, Emberiza sahari, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. Juvenile, Morocco It is a resident breeder of dry country from northwestern Africa from Morocco south to Mali and east to Chad. The House Bunting breeds around human habitation, laying 2–4 eggs in a nest in a hole in a wall or building. Its natural food consists of insects when feeding young, and otherwise seeds. More

than the north African House Bunting, which used to be considered conspecific as the subspecies E. striolata sahari. Birds in eastern Chad (E. striolata jebelmarrae) show some evidence of intergradation with House Bunting. The breeding range of the bird in India has been noted in recent times to include more southerly locations such as near Saswad, Pune. The incubation period of the clutch of 3 eggs is noted as 14 days. More

Female house bunting feeding chicks at nest© Niranjan Sant House bunting on pebbly ground© John Caddick Male house bunting© Aurélien Audevard House bunting pair on a rock© Jean-Lou Zimmermann / Biosphoto House bunting on a rock© Niranjan Sant Male and female house buntings© Jaysukh Parekh Suman / www.kavisuman.com Female house bunting portrait© Jaysukh Parekh Suman / www.kavisuman. More

the north African House Bunting, which used to be considered conspecific (of, or belonging to, the same species) as the subspecies E. striolata sahari. Birds in eastern Chad (E. striolata jebelmarrae) show some evidence of intergradation with House Bunting. More

The House Bunting Emberiza sahari is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. In Morocco, the species is traditionally regarded as sacred, and has become very tame, freely entering and feeding inside houses, shops and mosques. Distribution / Breeding: It is a resident breeder of dry country from northwestern Africa, from Morocco south to Mali and east to Chad. More

House Bunting determination Similar species Emberizidae Black-Faced Bunting | Black-Headed Bunting | Chestnut Bunting | Cinereous Bunting | Cirl Bunting | Corn Bunting | Cretzschmars Bunting | Dark-Eyed Junco | Fox Sparrow | House Bunting | Lapland Longspur | Little Bunting | Ortolan Bunting | Pallass Bunting | Pine Bunting | Red-headed Bunting | Reed More

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For the purposes of our bird news services, House Bunting is classed as Ungraded: species that are unlikely to appear as wild birds in Britain or Ireland hide section Most recent photos of House Bunting (10) Kasbah Tizimi, Erfoud, Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco Kasbah Tizimi, Erfoud, Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco16/04/2010 Kasbah Tizimi, Erfoud, Meknès-Tafilalet, Morocco 16/04/2010 Nakhtrana, Gujarat, India Nakhtrana, Gujarat, India07/02/2010 Nakhtrana, Gujarat, India 07/02/2010 Nakhtrana, Gujarat, India Nakhtrana, Gujarat, India07/02/2010 Nakhtrana, Gujarat, India More

House Bunting is found in the following countries: 1. Afghanistan 2. Algeria 3. Chad 4. Cyprus 5. Djibouti 6. Egypt 7. Eritrea 8. Ethiopia 9. More