Cabanis’s Bunting
Emberiza cabanisi
Miombo woodland. Yellow below; black head with white streaks; back brown with white-edged shoulder feathers.
Buntings, Canaries, Siskins
LC
Not Endemic
Description
Uncommon, localised resident. Distinguished from [Golden-breasted Bunting] by black face and ear coverts, no white line below eyes, plus greyer mantle. Female is like male but head markings are more brown than black. Immature has brownish (not white) head-streaks and browner flanks. Has a soft ‘tureee’ call and a sweet but variable song ‘wee-chidderchidder, chidderwee’ or ‘her-ip-ip-ip … her-hee’. Usually singly or in pairs in miombo woodland.
Quick Facts
Size
15 cm - S
Names
A: Geelstreepkoppie
G: Cabanisammer
Bird Family
Sparrow-sized or smaller songbirds. Canaries and siskins have strong conical bills, usually notched tails and undulating flight. Buntings are strongly terrestrial and have weaker, narrower bills. Many species are nomadic.
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Behaviour
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