Emberiza cabanisi
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
Cabanis's bunting (Emberiza cabanisi) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is found across most of sub-Saharan Africa in its natural habitats of subtropical or tropical dry forests and dry savannah. The common name and Latin binomial commemorate the German ornithologist Jean Louis Cabanis.
A. J. Tree. "Cabanis's bunting" (PDF). The Atlas of Southern African Birds. p. 675. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mikumi National Park | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
| 2 | Kafue National Park | 🇿🇲 Zambia | |
| 3 | Akagera National Park | 🇷🇼 Rwanda |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cabanis's Bunting sighting in Mikumi National Park on a given day, based on 29 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 128th most-seen of the 261 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cabanis's Bunting in Mikumi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June and November, the lowest months. That is one of Mikumi National Park's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 200 mm in April.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cabanis's Bunting sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Cabanis's Bunting sightings, Mikumi National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kafue National Park (Zambia, under 5%) and Akagera National Park (Rwanda, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cabanis's Bunting is recorded against all the birds logged in Mikumi National Park (29 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
