Cabanis’s Bunting
Emberiza cabanisi
LCLeast Concern
- Family
- Old World Buntings (Emberizidae)
- Order
- Passeriformes
Overview
Cabanis's bunting (Emberiza cabanisi) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.
It is found across most of sub-Saharan Africa in its natural habitats of subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savannah.
The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German ornithologist Jean Louis Cabanis.
Summary from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Range and habitat
Sources and further reading
- Wikipedia: Cabanis's bunting
- eBird: sightings, maps and photos
- xeno-canto: sound recordings
- Birds of the World: full species account (subscription)
- BirdLife DataZone: status and threats
- IUCN Red List (threat status)
- AviList global checklist (taxonomy)
Last updated September 29, 2026.
