Cabanis's Bunting

Cabanis's Bunting

Emberiza cabanisi

Silhouette: L. Shyamal · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
at Semuliki National Park
1 Verified sightings at Semuliki 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 Semuliki National Park

Golden-breasted Bunting
LC

Golden-breasted Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emberiza flaviventris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
LC

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emberiza tahapisi

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Crested Malimbe
LC

Crested Malimbe

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Malimbus malimbicus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Red-tailed Greenbul
LC

Red-tailed Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Criniger calurus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Western Nicator
LC

Western Nicator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Nicator chloris

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Fraser's Rufous Thrush
LC

Fraser's Rufous Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stizorhina fraseri

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Xavier's Greenbul
LC

Xavier's Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phyllastrephus xavieri

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Red-tailed Ant-Thrush
LC

Red-tailed Ant-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Neocossyphus rufus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Common Bulbul
LC

Common Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus barbatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Little Greenbul
LC

Little Greenbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Eurillas virens

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher
LC

Black-headed Paradise-Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Terpsiphone rufiventer

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Green-backed Camaroptera
LC

Green-backed Camaroptera

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Camaroptera brachyura

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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