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Golden-breasted Bunting
Rooirugstreepkoppie · Emberiza flaviventris
A handsome, slim bunting with a boldly black-and-white striped head, a rich chestnut back, golden-yellow breast and two white wing-bars. It walks quietly on the ground beneath trees searching for seeds and insects, usually alone or in pairs rather than flocks. The simple, slightly wheezy song is given from a perch in open woodland and is easily overlooked.
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Black-and-white striped head, golden-yellow breast, chestnut back and two white wing-bars; walks quietly on the ground.
Listen for its call
Lazy ringing "weechee-weechee-weechee" phrase.
Where to see it in Kruger
Resident in open woodland and thornveld park-wide, feeding unobtrusively on the ground, usually singly or in pairs.
Did you know
Its head is striped neatly in black and white like a tiny zebra, above a bright golden chest.
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