Golden-breasted Bunting

Emberiza flaviventris

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyEmberizidae (Old World Buntings)
GenusEmberiza (Old World Buntings)
SpeciesEmberiza flaviventris (Golden-breasted Bunting)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Mkomazi National Park

4 Verified sightings at Mkomazi National Park From 2019 to 2026

6,604 Verified sightings across all 45 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Golden-breasted Bunting

The golden-breasted bunting (Emberiza flaviventris) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. It occurs in dry open woodlands and moist savanna in Africa south of the Sahara, but is absent from the equatorial forest belt.

The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The specific flaviventris is from Latin flavus - "yellow", "golden-yellow"; and venter, ventris - "belly". The origin of the English "bunting" is unknown. There are three subspecies:

Emberiza flaviventris flaviventris, the nominate subspecies, occurs from the Cape to southern South Sudan Emberiza flaviventris flavigaster occurs along a narrow belt across the Sahel, and its range is discontinuous with respect to the other subspecies

Emberiza flaviventris princeps occurs in southern Angola and Namibia. The golden-breasted bunting is 15–16 cm long. The adult male has striking head pattern with a white crown, black lateral crown stripes, white supercilium and black-bordered white ear coverts. The underparts are orange-yellow becoming yellow on the throat and whitish on the lower belly. The upperparts are chestnut with a grey rump... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park

Emberiza poliopleura

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Emberiza cabanisi

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Emberiza tahapisi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cinnyris usambaricus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Muscicapa adusta

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Psalidoprocne pristoptera

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Apalis thoracica

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Dicrurus adsimilis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Elminia albonotata

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Artisornis metopias

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Arizelocichla nigriceps

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Gonarezhou National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~40%
2	Waterberg Plateau Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~30%
3	Hwange National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	~30%
4	Pilanesberg National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~30%
5	Ruaha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~30%
6	Kruger National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~30%
7	Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	~20%
8	Nyungwe National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~20%
9	Akagera National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~20%
10	Bwindi Impenetrable National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~20%
11	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	~20%
12	Volcanoes National Park	🇷🇼 Rwanda	~10%
13	Virunga National Park	🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo	~10%
14	Lake Mburo National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
15	Mikumi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
16	Masai Mara National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
17	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
18	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	~10%
19	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	~10%
20	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	~10%
21	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	~10%
22	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
23	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	<5%
24	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
25	Lower Zambezi National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
26	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	<5%
27	Mana Pools National Park	🇿🇼 Zimbabwe	<5%
28	Kafue National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
29	Moremi Game Reserve	🇧🇼 Botswana	<5%
30	South Luangwa National Park	🇿🇲 Zambia	<5%
31	Aberdare National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
32	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
33	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
34	Samburu National Reserve	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
35	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	<5%
36	Murchison Falls National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
37	Tsavo West National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
38	Kibale National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	<5%
39	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
40	Mkomazi National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
41	Golden Gate Highlands National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	Insufficient data
42	Semuliki National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
43	Kidepo Valley National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	Insufficient data
44	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
45	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	Insufficient data

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Golden-breasted Bunting

About the Golden-breasted Bunting

Recent sightings of Golden-breasted Bunting in Mkomazi National Park

Closest Relatives at Mkomazi National Park

Somali Bunting

Cabanis's Bunting

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

Usambara Double-collared Sunbird

African Dusky Flycatcher

Black Sawwing

Bar-throated Apalis

Fork-tailed Drongo

Common Bulbul

White-tailed Crested-Flycatcher

African Tailorbird

Eastern Mountain Greenbul

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found