Golden-breasted Bunting

Golden-breasted Bunting

Emberiza flaviventris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Chobe National Park
88 Verified records at Chobe National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-breasted Bunting sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 88 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
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 Gonarezhou National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
2 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
30–40%
3 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
30–40%
4 Pilanesberg National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
5 Ruaha National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
20–30%
6 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
7 Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
20–30%
8 Nyungwe National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
9 Akagera National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
10 Bwindi Impenetrable National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
11 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
10–20%
12 Volcanoes National Park 🇷🇼 Rwanda
10–20%
13 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
10–20%
14 Lake Mburo National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
10–20%
15 Mikumi National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
10–20%
16 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
17 Nairobi National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
18 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
5–10%
19 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
5–10%
20 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
5–10%
21 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
5–10%
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 Semuliki National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
42 Kidepo Valley National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
43 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
44 Namib-Naukluft National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Golden-breasted Bunting in Chobe National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-breasted Bunting sighting in Chobe National Park, based on 88 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Golden-breasted Bunting in Chobe National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Golden-breasted Bunting in Chobe National Park in our monthly data.

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