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Cabanis’s Bunting
Emberiza cabanisi
Cabanis's Bunting (Emberiza cabanisi) — Songbirds & Perching Birds of Africa.
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The Cabanis’s Bunting (Emberiza cabanisi) is a member of the Emberizidae family found in Africa. Adults weigh 24.9 g. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.
Conservation status
IUCN Red List (opens in a new tab)Widespread and abundant — not currently at risk.
Where it fits
- Class Aves
- Order Passeriformes
- Family Emberizidae Buntings
- Genus Emberiza
- Species cabanisi
Where it lives
Tropical African broadleaf woodland: Guinea and far southern Mali east to far southern Sudan and northwestern Uganda; in south to central Angola, southern Zimbabwe and central Mozambique
Quick facts
- Weight
- 24.9 g
- Diet
- Invertebrate-eaters
- Family
- Emberizidae
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Habitat
- Woodland
How to identify
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Biology & behaviour
Diet
The Cabanis’s Bunting is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Behaviour
A bird of semi-open woodland, it forages mainly on the ground.
Migration
The Cabanis’s Bunting is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
The Cabanis’s Bunting (Emberiza cabanisi) is a species of bird in the Emberizidae family, part of the order Passeriformes. It occurs naturally across Africa. Its distribution covers AF tropical African broadleaf woodland: Guinea and far s Mali e to far s Sudan and nw Uganda; in s to c Angola, s Zimbabwe and c Mozambique.
It is a small bird. Adults weighs around 24.9 g, with a wing length of about 7.7 cm and a tail of around 6.5 cm.
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern. That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
Its mapped global range covers an estimated 2.9 million km².
Songs & calls
Frequently asked questions
How big is the Cabanis’s Bunting?
The Cabanis’s Bunting is a small bird that weighs around 24.9 g.
Where does the Cabanis’s Bunting live?
The Cabanis’s Bunting is found across Africa with a range covering AF tropical African broadleaf woodland: Guinea and far s Mali e to far s Sudan and nw Uganda; in s to c Angola, s Zimbabwe and c Mozambique, where it is typically found in wooded and forested habitats.
What family does the Cabanis’s Bunting belong to?
The Cabanis’s Bunting (Emberiza cabanisi) belongs to the Emberizidae family, in the order Passeriformes.
What does the Cabanis’s Bunting eat?
The Cabanis’s Bunting is a invertivore — it feeds mainly on invertebrates such as insects and other small prey.
Does the Cabanis’s Bunting migrate?
The Cabanis’s Bunting is largely sedentary, staying within its range year-round rather than making regular long-distance migrations.
Is the Cabanis’s Bunting endangered?
The IUCN Red List currently assesses it as Least Concern That category covers species that remain widespread and reasonably abundant in the wild.
What sound does the Cabanis’s Bunting make?
1 real field recording of the Cabanis’s Bunting — including its call — can be played in the Songs & calls section on this page, credited to the recordist who captured it.
How large is the Cabanis’s Bunting's range?
The Cabanis’s Bunting has a mapped global range of about 2.9 million km².
Conservation
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