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 →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-breasted Bunting sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at South Luangwa National Park
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Emberiza tahapisi
Cabanis's Bunting
Emberiza cabanisi
Meves's Glossy-starling
Lamprotornis mevesii
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Tropical Boubou
Laniarius major
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
African Pied Wagtail
Motacilla aguimp
White-browed Robin-Chat
Cossypha heuglini
Black-backed Puffback
Dryoscopus cubla
Red-billed Oxpecker
Buphagus erythrorhynchus
📅 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 South Luangwa National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-breasted Bunting sighting in South Luangwa National Park, based on 18 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Golden-breasted Bunting in South Luangwa National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Golden-breasted Bunting in South Luangwa National Park in our monthly data.