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 →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-breasted Bunting sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 70 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Ruaha National Park
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Emberiza tahapisi
Ashy Starling
Lamprotornis unicolor
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Slate-colored Boubou
Laniarius funebris
Red-cheeked Cordon-bleu
Uraeginthus bengalus
Green-winged Pytilia
Pytilia melba
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Green-backed Camaroptera
Camaroptera brachyura
Brown-crowned Tchagra
Tchagra australis
Gray-headed Social-Weaver
Pseudonigrita arnaudi
White-browed Scrub Robin
Erythropygia leucophrys
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
📅 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 Ruaha National Park?
About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-breasted Bunting sighting in Ruaha National Park, based on 70 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Golden-breasted Bunting in Ruaha National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Golden-breasted Bunting in Ruaha National Park in our monthly data.