Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

The Cinnamon-breasted Bunting is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

The Cinnamon-breasted 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 Cinnamon-breasted Bunting (Emberiza tahapisi) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family. It is found in Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. More

very similar Rock or Cinnamon-breasted Bunting (Emberiza tahapisi) can be excluded for the lack of yellow on the breast and neither have wingbars... More

The upper cinnamon-breasted bunting was photographed in Yaida Valley in March 2007. The other images were made in Arusha NP in November 2007. Roll your cursor over the right lower image to see another. More

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting (Latin name Emberiza tahapisi) is described in Roberts Birds of Southern Africa, 7th Edition. This bird has a unique Roberts number of 886 and you will find a full description of this bird on page 1134 also a picture of the Cinnamon-breasted Bunting on page 1121. The Cinnamon-breasted Bunting belongs to the family of birds classified as fringillidae. More

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting at Ain Sahalnout, Salalah, Dhofar Cinnamon-breasted Bunting (Emberiza tahapisi) Cinnamon-breasted bunting (Emberiza tahapisi) Cinnamon-breasted Bunting at Ain Sahalnout, Salalah, Dhofar Cinnamon-breasted Bunting at Ain Sahalnout, Salalah, Dhofar Locations for recordings with GPS coordinates page 1 Cinnamon-breasted Bunting song Emberiza tahapisi (0:32) Timo Janhonen XC43852 31-12-2009, Oman Cinnamon-breasted Bunting song Emberiza More