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 Nyungwe National Park, based on 249 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nyungwe National Park
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Emberiza tahapisi
Chubb's Cisticola
Cisticola chubbi
Common Bulbul
Pycnonotus barbatus
Green White-eye
Zosterops stuhlmanni
Black Sawwing
Psalidoprocne pristoptera
Regal Sunbird
Cinnyris regius
African Dusky Flycatcher
Muscicapa adusta
Streaky Seedeater
Crithagra striolata
Variable Sunbird
Cinnyris venustus
White-eyed Slaty Flycatcher
Dioptrornis fischeri
African Stonechat
Saxicola torquatus
Black-faced Apalis
Apalis personata
📅 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 Nyungwe National Park?
About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-breasted Bunting sighting in Nyungwe National Park, based on 249 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Golden-breasted Bunting in Nyungwe National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Golden-breasted Bunting in Nyungwe National Park in our monthly data.