Where to see
Emberiza flaviventris
uMkhuze Game Reserve leads · 12 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Golden-breasted Bunting during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | uMkhuze Game Reserve | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Gonarezhou National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Waterberg Plateau Park | 🇳🇦 Namibia | |
| 4 | Pilanesberg National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 5 | Hwange National Park | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 6 | Kruger National Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 7 | Hluhluwe-Imfolozi Park | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 8 | Ruaha National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 9 | Nyungwe National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 10 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 11 | Volcanoes National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | |
| 12 | Bwindi Impenetrable National Park | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
uMkhuze Game Reserve
In uMkhuze Game Reserve, South Africa, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-breasted Bunting sighting on a given day, the highest of the 12 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Gonarezhou National Park and more
After uMkhuze Game Reserve, the next-best odds of seeing a Golden-breasted Bunting are in Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 40%), Waterberg Plateau Park (Namibia, about 30%) and Pilanesberg National Park (South Africa, about 30%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are July and August in uMkhuze Game Reserve (about 60%), September in Gonarezhou National Park (about 60%) and August in Waterberg Plateau Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Golden-breasted Bunting on a given day. Each park's Golden-breasted Bunting page has the full month-by-month chart.
