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Somali bunting

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Somali bunting
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Emberiza
Species:
E. poliopleura
Binomial name
Emberiza poliopleura
(Salvadori, 1888)

The Somali bunting or Somali golden-breasted bunting (Emberiza poliopleura) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.

It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. Its natural habitats are dry savannah and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

References

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  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Emberiza poliopleura". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22720977A94693236. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22720977A94693236.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.