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'''Western Africa''': [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[DRC]] and [[Angola]].<br /> | '''Western Africa''': [[Guinea-Bissau]], [[Guinea]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Liberia]], [[Ivory Coast]], [[Burkina Faso]], [[Ghana]], [[Togo]], [[Benin]], [[Nigeria]], [[Chad]], [[Cameroon]], [[Central African Republic]], [[Equatorial Guinea]], [[Gabon]], [[DRC]] and [[Angola]].<br /> | ||
| − | '''Eastern Africa''': [[Sudan]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]] and [[Malawi]].<br /> | + | '''Eastern Africa''': [[South Sudan]], [[Uganda]], [[Rwanda]], [[Tanzania]], [[Zambia]], [[Mozambique]] and [[Malawi]].<br /> |
'''Southern Africa''': found only in [[Zimbabwe]]. | '''Southern Africa''': found only in [[Zimbabwe]]. | ||
==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
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There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | There are 2 subspecies<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>: | ||
*''E. c. cabanisi'': | *''E. c. cabanisi'': | ||
| − | :*[[Sierra Leone]] to | + | :*[[Guinea]] and [[Sierra Leone]] to [[South Sudan]], northeastern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]], and northwestern [[Uganda]] |
*''E. c. orientalis'': | *''E. c. orientalis'': | ||
| − | :* | + | :*[[Gabon]] east to southern [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] and [[Tanzania]] south to [[Angola]], [[Zambia]], [[Zimbabwe]], and [[Mozambique]] |
An addition subspecies ''cognominata'' is generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | An addition subspecies ''cognominata'' is generally considered invalid<sup>[[#References|[2]]]</sup>. | ||
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[[Dictionary_M-O#Monogamous]]. The female builds the nest. | [[Dictionary_M-O#Monogamous]]. The female builds the nest. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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#Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016) | #Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016) | ||
#Wikipedia | #Wikipedia | ||
Revision as of 16:31, 28 September 2017
- Emberiza cabanisi
Identification
16–17 cm (6¼-6¾ in) Male
- Dark crown
- White supercilium
- Dark, heavily streaked upperparts
- Yellow underparts
Distribution
Africa
Western Africa: Guinea-Bissau, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, DRC and Angola.
Eastern Africa: South Sudan, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi.
Southern Africa: found only in Zimbabwe.
Taxonomy
Subspecies
There are 2 subspecies[1]:
- E. c. cabanisi:
- Guinea and Sierra Leone to South Sudan, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northwestern Uganda
- E. c. orientalis:
- Gabon east to southern Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania south to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique
An addition subspecies cognominata is generally considered invalid[2].
Habitat
Dry broad leafed forest and wooded savanna.
Behaviour
Diet
Their diet consists mostly of insects, especially grasshoppers and grass seeds. They also eat insect larvae, including beetle.
Breeding
Dictionary_M-O#Monogamous. The female builds the nest.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Avibase
- Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (retrieved October 2016)
- Wikipedia
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Cabanis's Bunting. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 30 April 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Cabanis%27s_Bunting
