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[[Image:Cinnamon-breasted_Bunting.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Tichodroma|Tichodroma}}<br />[[Namibia]], December 2007]] | [[Image:Cinnamon-breasted_Bunting.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|Tichodroma|Tichodroma}}<br />[[Namibia]], December 2007]] | ||
;[[:Category:Emberiza|Emberiza]] tahapisi | ;[[:Category:Emberiza|Emberiza]] tahapisi | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
Length 15 cm, mass 15 g<br /> | Length 15 cm, mass 15 g<br /> | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
[[Africa]] south of the Sahara and the [[Middle East]]<br /> | [[Africa]] south of the Sahara and the [[Middle East]]<br /> | ||
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'''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]] and [[Malawi]]<br /> | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Eritrea]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Djibouti]], [[Somalia]], [[Kenya]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Burundi]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]] and [[Malawi]]<br /> | ||
'''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Lesotho]] and [[Swaziland]]<br /> | '''Southern Africa''': [[Namibia]], [[Botswana]], [[Zimbabwe]], [[South Africa]], [[KwaZulu-Natal]], [[Lesotho]] and [[Swaziland]]<br /> | ||
'''Middle East''': [[Arabian Peninsula]]: [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Socotra]], [[Oman]] | '''Middle East''': [[Arabian Peninsula]]: [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Yemen]], [[Socotra]], [[Oman]] | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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*''E. t.tahapisi'': | *''E. t.tahapisi'': | ||
:*[[Gabon]] to [[Uganda]], southern [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]] and [[South Africa]] | :*[[Gabon]] to [[Uganda]], southern [[Sudan]], [[Ethiopia]], [[Somalia]] and [[South Africa]] | ||
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A pleasant twitter. | A pleasant twitter. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#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 | #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 | #Fry H, Keith S,Woodcook M & Willis I. 2004. ''Birds of Africa Vol VII: Sparrows to Buntings''. Princeton University Press. ISBN 0713665319 | ||
Revision as of 16:28, 5 September 2014
- Emberiza tahapisi
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
Africa south of the Sahara and the Middle East
Eastern Africa: Sudan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi
Southern Africa: Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Lesotho and Swaziland
Middle East: Arabian Peninsula: Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Socotra, Oman
Taxonomy
Gosling's Bunting was formerly included in this species.
Subspecies
There are generally 4 subspecies recognised[1]:
- E. t.tahapisi:
- E. t.septemstriata:
- E. t.arabica:
- Southern Arabia (Asir to Hadhramaut)
- E. t.insularis:
Subspecies nivenorum is not generally recognised[1].
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. 2014. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.9., with updates to August 2014. 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. (2024) Cinnamon-breasted Bunting. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 25 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cinnamon-breasted_Bunting
