Emberiza tahapisi
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The cinnamon-breasted bunting (Emberiza tahapisi) or cinnamon-breasted rock-bunting is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is widespread in Africa south of the Sahara. The cinnamon-breasted bunting was formally described in 1836 by the Scottish zoologist Andrew Smith under the current binomial name Emberiza tahapisi. His description was based on specimens found near the source of the Vaal River in South Africa. The specific epithet tahapisi is from the Tswana word "Thagapitse" that is used for various finches in the family Emberizidae.
The species is also known as the cinnamon-breasted rock bunting or African rock bunting. They are small passerines in the genus Emberiza, which consists of other Old World buntings. There have been some discrepancies regarding the relation to other species and subspecies. However, recent mitochondrial analyses of African buntings suggest that the Gosling's bunting (Emberiza goslingi) should be treated as a separate species.... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pretoria | 🇿🇦 South Africa | |
| 2 | Harare | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | |
| 3 | Johannesburg | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon-breasted Bunting sighting in Pilanesberg National Park on a given day, based on 111 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 233 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and April
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon-breasted Bunting in Pilanesberg National Park on a given day, against about 10% in August–September and November, the lowest months. Those are among Pilanesberg National Park's wettest months, with about 75 mm of rain a month against almost none in August.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cinnamon-breasted 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.
Among the best
Of the 35 parks where we can rate Cinnamon-breasted Bunting sightings, Pilanesberg National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Gonarezhou National Park (Zimbabwe, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cinnamon-breasted Bunting is recorded against all the birds logged in Pilanesberg National Park (111 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.
