Cabanis's bunting
Cabanis's bunting (Emberiza cabanisi) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.
| Cabanis's bunting | |
|---|---|
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| E. c. cognominata at Menongue, Angola | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Dinosauria |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Emberizidae |
| Genus: | Emberiza |
| Species: | E. cabanisi |
| Binomial name | |
| Emberiza cabanisi (Reichenow, 1875) | |
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.[2]
References
- BirdLife International (2016). "Emberiza cabanisi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22720986A94693725. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22720986A94693725.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael (2003). Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds. London: Christopher Helm. pp. 73–74.
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