- Emberiza sahari
Identification
14cm (5½) in long
Male:
- Chestnut body
- Grey head with darker streaking
Female: head is brownish-grey with more diffuse streaking
Distribution
Northwestern Africa
Taxonomy
Formerly considered conspecific with Striolated Bunting.
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- E. s. sahari:
- E. s. sanghae :
- Southern Mali (Mopi region)
Habitat
Strongly commensal with man (even more so than e.g. House Sparrow), frequently living inside buildings in villages, towns and cities and subsisting largely on scraps from tables; also often feeds in irrigated fields. Original natural habitat probably rocky substratum, dry scrub, thorn forests, mountain sides.
Behaviour
Breeding
The clutch consists of 2-4 eggs which is laid in a nest built in a hole in a wall or building, on light fittings inside shops, etc. Incubation is 14 days.
Diet
The diet consits mostly of seeds, however insects are fed to the young.
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Avibase
- BF Member observations
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) House Bunting. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/House_Bunting
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