Somali bunting
Emberiza poliopleura (Salvadori, 1888)
The somali bunting (Emberiza poliopleura) is a species in the family Emberizidae, order Passeriformes. Recorded adults weigh about 15.8 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the somali bunting
- Weight
- 15.8 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Granivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- shrublandsrc for Habitat
- Young per litter or clutch
- 2.4 – 2.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Sedentarysrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the somali bunting live?
Not recorded
What is the somali bunting?
The Somali bunting or Somali golden-breasted bunting (Fringillaria poliopleura) is a species of bird in the Old World bunting family, Emberizidae, found in dry, semi-open subtropical & tropical shrubland habitats of Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda.
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Is the somali bunting endangered?
The somali bunting is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- 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 somali bunting classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderPasseriformes
- familyEmberizidae
- genusEmberiza
- SpeciesEmberiza poliopleura (Salvadori, 1888)
Synonyms Fringillaria poliopleura
Other names and names in other languages (34)
- Somali golden-breasted buntingEnglish
- Somali golden-breasted buntingEnglish
- Somali golden-breasted buntingEnglish
- Сомалийска овесаркаBulgarian
- sit de SomàliaCatalan
- strnad somálskýCzech
- bras eurfron SomaliaWelsh
- Somali VærlingDanish
- SomaliammerGerman
- Somali-AmmerGerman
- somalia emberizoEsperanto
- Escribano somalíSpanish
- somaali tsiitsitajaEstonian
- زردپره سومالیPersian
- kaunosirkkuFinnish
- Bruant de SomalieFrench
- szomáli sármányHungarian
- Zigolo di SomaliaItalian
- ソマリアキンムネホオジロJapanese
- ソマリーキンムネホオジロJapanese
- somalinė startaLithuanian
- Somalische GorsDutch
- gråsidespurvNorwegian
- trznadel sawannowyPolish
- escrevedeira-somaliPortuguese
- Сомалийская овсянкаRussian
- Златогрудая сомалийская овсянкаRussian
- strnádka zlatoprsáSlovak
- Somalijska strnadicaSerbian
- somaliasparvSwedish
- Somali ÇintesiTurkish
- вівсянка сомалійськаUkrainian
- 索马里鹀Chinese
- 索馬利金胸鵐Chinese
Relatives of the somali bunting
Other species in the same genus Emberiza.
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella
Common reed bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
Corn bunting
Emberiza calandra
Ortolan bunting
Emberiza hortulana
Black-headed bunting
Emberiza melanocephala
Yellow-breasted bunting
Emberiza aureola
CompareSomali bunting vs YellowhammerSomali bunting vs Common reed buntingSomali bunting vs Corn buntingSomali bunting vs Ortolan bunting
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the somali bunting?
An adult somali bunting weighs 15.8 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the somali bunting endangered?
The somali 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 somali bunting?
The somali bunting (Emberiza poliopleura) 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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