- Emberiza goslingi
Identification
Length 15 cm, mass 15 g
Adult male: Head boldly striped black and white; mantle to upper tail coverts cinnamon with dark brown markings.Tail and flight feathers dark brown, edged cinnamon. Underparts cinnamon.
Adult female: Similar to the male, but paler; above less reddish.
Distribution
West and Central Africa: From southern Mauritania to southern Senegal, east to southeastern Chad, northeastern Central African Republic, southwestern Sudan, and northwestern South Sudan; possibly also extreme northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species.
Formerly included in Cinnamon-breasted Bunting.
Habitat
Rocky and eroded areas and croplands, favoring patches of bare soil.
Behaviour
Some birds migrate but patterns of movement are not clear, others are resident. Solitary, in pairs, or in small groups.
Diet
Forages on the ground for seeds and insects.
Vocalisation
A pleasant twitter.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Hockey PAR, Dean WRJ & Ryan PG (eds) 2005. Robert's Birds of Southern Africa, 7th edition. John Voelcker Bird Book Fund, Cape Town, South Africa. ISBN 0620340533
- Fry H, Keith S,Woodcook M & Willis I. 2004. Birds of Africa Vol VII: Sparrows to Buntings. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0713665319
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2025) Gosling's Bunting. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 3 May 2025 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Gosling%27s_Bunting
