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Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

Emberiza tahapisi · Emberizidae · Passeriformes

Best monthsJan–Feb · Decmost records
Records75,486in 18 countries
Most seen inSouth Africa57,496 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
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About

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting in brief

The cinnamon-breasted bunting (Emberiza tahapisi) is a bird of the Emberizidae family — species of bird.

Across the 18 countries we cover it has 75,486 published records, most of them from South Africa, Namibia and Oman. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in January, February and December.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

South Africa57,496 records · best Jan, Dec
Namibia4,778 records · best May, Nov
Oman4,643 records · best Nov, Feb
Zimbabwe2,723 records · best Jan, Dec
Ethiopia1,062 records · best Nov, Dec
Botswana923 records · best Dec, Mar
Saudi Arabia779 records · best Jun, Aug
Zambia718 records · best May, Nov
Lesotho471 records · best Mar, Feb
Malawi452 records · best May, Nov
Eswatini364 records · best Jan, Feb
Angola302 records · best Aug, Jun
Democratic Republic of the Congo254 records · best Oct, Nov
Yemen200 records · best Oct, Mar
Benin174 records · best Feb, Dec
Republic of the Congo112 records · best Nov, Dec
Eritrea31 records · best May, Sep
Djibouti4 records · best Mar, May
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.