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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-breasted Bunting sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Mikumi National Park
Cabanis's Bunting
Emberiza cabanisi
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Emberiza tahapisi
Fork-tailed Drongo
Dicrurus adsimilis
Lesser Striped-Swallow
Cecropis abyssinica
White-browed Sparrow-Weaver
Plocepasser mahali
Blue-breasted Cordonbleu
Uraeginthus angolensis
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Superb Starling
Lamprotornis superbus
Yellow-throated Sparrow
Gymnoris superciliaris
Long-tailed Fiscal
Lanius cabanisi
Greater Blue-eared Starling
Lamprotornis chalybaeus
Scarlet-chested Sunbird
Chalcomitra senegalensis
📅 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 Mikumi National Park?
About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-breasted Bunting sighting in Mikumi National Park, based on 21 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Golden-breasted Bunting in Mikumi National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Golden-breasted Bunting in Mikumi National Park in our monthly data.