Cinnamon-breasted Bunting Emberiza tahapisi
(aka Cinnamon-breasted Rock Bunting)
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting, Jemma River, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image

Jemma River, Ethiopia
January 2016

The Cinnamon-breasted Bunting is distributed from the south-west of the Arabian Peninsula through eastern Africa to south Africa. See the distribution map at Birdlife International. They are found in rocky areas with a few trees or bushes up to 2,800 metres.

Cinnamon-breasted Bunting, Jemma River, Ethiopia, January 2016 - click for larger image They have a black throat and are rich cinnamon below.

They forage on the ground mainly for grass seeds but also the occasional insect.

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