Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Buntings, Sparrows, Seedeaters and Allies :: Cape Bunting

Cape Bunting Emberiza capensis

Described by: Linnaeus (1766)
Alternate common name(s): Southern Rock-bunting
Old scientific name(s): Fringillaris capensis

Photographs

Blyde River Canyon, South Africa - Sep, 2003 © Déwald Swanepoel  Cape of Good Hope National Park, South Africa - Jul, 2005 © Don Roberson 
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Range

(1) S. Tanzania, e. Zimbabwe, and Mozambique.
(2) Zimbabwe and ne. Botswana.
(3) South Africa (s. Transvaal, Natal, Orange Free State, n. Lesotho).
(4) E. South Africa (c. and sw. Transvaal).
(5) W. South Africa (w. Cape Province and w. Orange Free State).
(6) South Africa (w. Natal and Losotho).
(7) South Africa (n. Cape Province).
(8) South Africa (s. Transvaal and c. Cape Province).
(9) S. Namibia and w. South Africa (w. Cape Province).
(10) Sw. Angola.
(11) N. Namibia.

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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