Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Emberiza tahapisi
Rocky koppies. Black-and-white streaked head (blackest in male); rest cinnamon-brown.
Buntings, Canaries, Siskins
LC
Not Endemic
Description
Common resident. Distinguished by cinnamon colouring of body with black, white-streaked head. Immature resembles female. The short, distinctive song is repeated at frequent intervals, ‘tee-trrr, chirri-chee’ or ‘swiddle-swiddle-saaa’. In pairs, occasionally flocks, on rocky or stony ground with or without bushes, often on soil-eroded ground or in broad-leaved woodland and mixed bushveld.
Quick Facts
Size
13-14 cm - S
Names
A: Klipstreepkoppie
Z: usokhandamidwa wamatshe
Ss: Motweditwedi
G: Bergammer, Siebenstreifenammer
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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