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Gosling's bunting

Emberiza goslingi (Alexander, 1906)

LCLeast Concernsongbirds

The gosling's bunting (Emberiza goslingi) is a species in the family Emberizidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 13 g to 13.6 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Gosling's bunting (Emberiza goslingi)
Photo: Nigel Voaden from UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the gosling's bunting

Weight
13 g – 13.6 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
rockysrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
2.7 – 3src for Young per litter or clutch
Lifestyle
Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the gosling's bunting live?

Not recorded

What is the gosling's bunting?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

Gosling's bunting (Fringillaria goslingi), also known as the grey-throated bunting, is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is found in Africa from Mauritania and Senegal to south-western Sudan and north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Its natural habitats are dry savannah, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

It was previously considered conspecific with the cinnamon-breasted bunting.

Gosling's bunting was formerly placed in the genus Emberiza. In 2026 it was moved to the resurrected genus Fringillaria based on the results of a 2021 molecular genetic study.

From the Wikipedia article “Gosling's bunting” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gosling%27s_bunting&oldid=1381726002), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the gosling's bunting endangered?

The gosling's bunting is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the gosling's bunting classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyEmberizidae
  6. genusEmberiza
  7. SpeciesEmberiza goslingi (Alexander, 1906)

Synonyms Emberiza tahapisi goslingi, Emberiza tahapisi reichenowi, Fringillaria anthoides, Fringillaria goslingi, Fringillaria tahapisi goslingi

Other names and names in other languages (29)
  • Grey-throated buntingEnglish
  • Сивогуша овесаркаBulgarian
  • strnad šedohrdlýCzech
  • Gråstrubet VærlingDanish
  • GraukehlammerGerman
  • grizgorĝa emberizoEsperanto
  • Escribano gorjigrísSpanish
  • Escribano de GoslingSpanish
  • SavannikastanjasirkkuFinnish
  • Bruant de GoslingFrench
  • Bruant d'AlexanderFrench
  • Gealóg phíbliathIrish
  • sivogrla strnadicaCroatian
  • ゴスリングホオジロJapanese
  • Goslings GorsDutch
  • askestrupespurvNorwegian
  • trznadel szarogardłyPolish
  • escrevedeira-de-goslingPortuguese
  • escrevedeira-de-garganta-cinzentaPortuguese
  • Овсянка ГослингаRussian
  • Серогорлая овсянкаRussian
  • strnádka škoricovoprsáSlovak
  • Afrička strnadica kamenjarkaSerbian
  • goslingsparvSwedish
  • gråstrupig sparvSwedish
  • Sahel ÇintesiTurkish
  • вівсянка сірогорлаUkrainian
  • 灰喉鹀Chinese
  • 葛氏朱胸岩鵐Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataIUCN Red List

Relatives of the gosling's bunting

Other species in the same genus Emberiza.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the gosling's bunting?

An adult gosling's bunting weighs 13 g – 13.6 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the gosling's bunting endangered?

The gosling's bunting is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the gosling's bunting?

The gosling's bunting (Emberiza goslingi) belongs to the family Emberizidae in the order Passeriformes.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Gosling's bunting (Emberiza goslingi). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/goslings-bunting

MLA

“Gosling's bunting (Emberiza goslingi).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/goslings-bunting.

BibTeX
@misc{goslings_bunting_2026,
  title = {Gosling's bunting (Emberiza goslingi)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/goslings-bunting},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}