Somali Bunting

Somali Bunting

Emberiza poliopleura

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · Rare
overall probability at Mkomazi National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
0–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Samburu National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
2 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
10–20%
3 Mkomazi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
0–10%
4 Meru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
5 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
6 Lake Manyara National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
7 Tarangire National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
8 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Somali Bunting in Mkomazi National Park?

About 5% of visitor-days record a Somali Bunting sighting in Mkomazi National Park, based on 15 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Somali Bunting in Mkomazi National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Somali Bunting in Mkomazi National Park in our monthly data.

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