Kenya
 
Cinnamon-breasted Bunting
A bird of rocky or rough terrain
...usualy seen singly, in pairs or
small groups of 3-4 birds.
Emberiza tahapisi
(L 6")
Nairobi National Park
18Oct2014
Daughter: Mum, can I have a
canary for Christmas ?
 
A: Mum: NO! You’ll have turkey
like everyone else!
(from Raiss, Australia)
Emberiza is an old German
name for
bunting; tahapisi ias a
native Botswana name for
various
finches and widowbirds.
International
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Spencer
Macaulay
Library