Somali Bunting
Emberiza poliopleura(Salvadori, AT, 1888)
English (US) Somali Bunting
The Somali Bunting (Emberiza poliopleura) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Emberizidae (Old World Buntings) in the order Passeriformes.
Range: Sudan to Ethiopia, Somalia, Uganda, Kenya, and northeastern TanzaniaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Emberiza poliopleura
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Somali Bunting
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1888)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Fringillaria poliopleura
- Described by
- (Salvadori, AT, 1888)
- Type locality
- Sodde, Shoa, Ethiopia.
- Original description
- Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 26 p.269
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
Other species of the family Old World Buntings
Cabanis's Bunting
Emberiza cabanisi
Golden-breasted Bunting
Emberiza flaviventris
Brown-rumped Bunting
Emberiza affinis
Cape Bunting
Emberiza capensis
Lark-like Bunting
Emberiza impetuani
Socotra Bunting
Emberiza socotrana
House Bunting
Emberiza sahari
Striolated Bunting
Emberiza striolata
Gosling's Bunting
Emberiza goslingi
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
Emberiza tahapisi
Slaty Bunting
Emberiza siemsseni
Yellow-throated Bunting
Emberiza elegans
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