Cabanis's Bunting

Cabanis's Bunting

Emberiza cabanisi

Silhouette: L. Shyamal · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Kidepo Valley National Park
1 Verified sightings at Kidepo Valley National Park From 2019 to 2026
79 Verified sightings across all 13 parks From 2019 to 2026
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Cabanis's Bunting

Cabanis's bunting (Emberiza cabanisi) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is found across most of sub-Saharan Africa in its natural habitats of subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savannah. The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German ornithologist Jean Louis Cabanis.

A. J. Tree. "Cabanis's bunting" (PDF). The Atlas of Southern African Birds. p. 675. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Kidepo Valley National Park

Brown-rumped Bunting
LC

Brown-rumped Bunting

Bird

Emberiza affinis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
LC

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emberiza tahapisi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Golden-breasted Bunting
LC

Golden-breasted Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emberiza flaviventris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Piapiac
LC

Piapiac

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilostomus afer

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
LC

Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Uraeginthus bengalus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Yellow-billed Shrike

Yellow-billed Shrike

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvinella corvina

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
Sooty Chat
LC

Sooty Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmecocichla nigra

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Rüppell's Glossy-starling
LC

Rüppell's Glossy-starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lamprotornis purpuroptera

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Grey-backed Fiscal
LC

Grey-backed Fiscal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lanius excubitoroides

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Fork-tailed Drongo
LC

Fork-tailed Drongo

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dicrurus adsimilis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Croaking Cisticola
LC

Croaking Cisticola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cisticola natalensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
~10%
2 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
3 South Luangwa National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
4 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
<5%
5 Kafue National Park 🇿🇲 Zambia
<5%
6 Murchison Falls National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
<5%
7 Gorongosa National Park 🇲🇿 Mozambique
Insufficient data
8 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
9 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
10 Mana Pools National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
Insufficient data
11 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
12 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data
13 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
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