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Lark-like bunting

Emberiza impetuani A. Smith, 1836

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The lark-like bunting (Emberiza impetuani) is a species in the family Emberizidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh 13.6 g to 15.1 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Lark-like bunting (Emberiza impetuani)
Photo: Alan Manson · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the lark-like bunting

Weight
13.6 g – 15.1 gsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Granivoresrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
desertsrc for Habitat
Young per litter or clutch
3.2 – 3.5src 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 lark-like bunting live?

Not recorded

What is the lark-like bunting?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The lark-like bunting (Fringillaria impetuani) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae, which is native to south-western Africa.

It is found in Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

From the Wikipedia article “Lark-like bunting” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lark-like_bunting&oldid=1381722794), 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 lark-like bunting endangered?

The lark-like 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 lark-like bunting classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderPasseriformes
  5. familyEmberizidae
  6. genusEmberiza
  7. SpeciesEmberiza impetuani A. Smith, 1836

Synonyms Emberiza impetwani, Fringillaria anthoides, Fringillaria impetuani impetuani

Other names and names in other languages (32)
  • VaalstreepkoppieAfrikaans
  • Vaal-streepkoppieAfrikaans
  • Чучулигова овесаркаBulgarian
  • sit roquerCatalan
  • strnad skřivanovitýCzech
  • bras-ehedydd AffricaWelsh
  • SandværlingDanish
  • LerchenammerGerman
  • alaŭdeca emberizoEsperanto
  • Escribano alaudinoSpanish
  • leet-tsiitsitajaEstonian
  • kiurusirkkuFinnish
  • Bruant impétuanFrench
  • Bruant des rochersFrench
  • cimetastotrba strnadicaCroatian
  • pacsirtasármányHungarian
  • Zigolo alaudinoItalian
  • Zigolo allodola africanoItalian
  • ヒバリホオジロJapanese
  • blyškioji startaLithuanian
  • LeeuwerikgorsDutch
  • nomadespurvNorwegian
  • trznadel skowronkowatyPolish
  • escrevedeira-cotoviaPortuguese
  • Бледная овсянкаRussian
  • strnádka škovránčiaSlovak
  • Ševolika strnadicaSerbian
  • karroosparvSwedish
  • Toygar ÇintesiTurkish
  • вівсянка блідаUkrainian
  • 淡岩鵐Chinese
  • 淡岩鹀Chinese

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Relatives of the lark-like 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 lark-like bunting?

An adult lark-like bunting weighs 13.6 g – 15.1 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the lark-like bunting endangered?

The lark-like 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 lark-like bunting?

The lark-like bunting (Emberiza impetuani) belongs to the family Emberizidae in the order Passeriformes.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Lark-like bunting (Emberiza impetuani). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/lark-like-bunting

MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{lark_like_bunting_2026,
  title = {Lark-like bunting (Emberiza impetuani)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/lark-like-bunting},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}