Bird watching in Africa - Somali Bunting or Somali Golden-breasted Bunting, Emberiza poliopleura

Length: 15 cm
Wingspan:
Weight: 14 - 18 g
Longevity:
Distinctive Feature •
Similar Species • From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.
Female / Male • From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.

The Somali Bunting or Somali Golden-breasted Bunting (Emberiza poliopleura) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.

It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

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Length: 15 cm

Wingspan:

Weight: 14 - 18 g

Longevity:

Distinctive Feature

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Similar Species

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From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.

Female / Male

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From opus at www.birdforum.net the forum for wild birds and birding.

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Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2013.

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