Golden-breasted Bunting
Emberiza flaviventris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEmberizidae (Old World Buntings)
- GenusEmberiza (Old World Buntings)
- SpeciesEmberiza flaviventris (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. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-breasted Bunting sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 292 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Emberiza tahapisi
Cabanis's Bunting
Emberiza cabanisi
Brown-rumped Bunting
Emberiza affinis
Northern Double-collared Sunbird
Cinnyris reichenowi
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Green White-eye
Zosterops stuhlmanni
Lühder's Bushshrike
Laniarius luehderi
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Yellow-whiskered Greenbul
Eurillas latirostris
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Golden-breasted Bunting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-breasted Bunting sighting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, based on 292 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Golden-breasted Bunting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Golden-breasted Bunting in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in our monthly data.