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Salé, Morocco, July 2005

Emberiza sahari

[edit] Identification

14cm long

• Chestnut body
• Grey head with darker streaking
  

Female: head is brownish-grey with more diffuse streaking

[edit] Distribution

North-western Africa

[edit] Taxonomy

Formerly considered conspecific with Striolated Bunting.

[edit] Subspecies

There are 2 subspecies^[1]:

• E. s. sahari:

• Mountains of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia to Mali and south-eastern Niger

• E. s. sanghae :

• Southern Mali (Mopi region)

[edit] Habitat

Rocky substratum, dry scrub, thorn forests irrigated fields, mountain sides.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs which is laid in a nest built in a hole in a wall or building. Incubation is 14 days.

[edit] Diet

The diet consits mostly of seeds, however insects are fed to the young.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
2. Avibase
3. BF Member observations
4. Wikipedia

• List of references

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