• Synonyms Cape or Vincent Bunting, Southern Rock Bunting, Southern Rock-Bunting
  • Old latin name for bird Fringillaria capensis, Emberiza erythroptera

Cape Buntingbird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Song, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 2.
    Calls first and then song, call, song, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 3.
    Song, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zimbabwe
  • 4.
    Call, © Dries Van de Loock
    Zimbabwe
  • 5.
    Call, © Dawie de Swardt
    South Africa
  • 6.
    Song, © Peter Boesman
    Namibia
  • 7.
    Song, © Lynette Rudman
    South Africa
  • 8.
    Song, © James Lidster
    Namibia
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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Where to see Cape Bunting

  • Breeding region Africa
  • Breeding subregion open rocky shrubland of s Africa: sw Angola e to w Mozambique, s through s South Africa

Cape Bunting subspecies (11)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Emberiza capensis basutoensisc Lesotho and e South Africa-No
Emberiza capensis bradfieldin, c Namibia-No
Emberiza capensis capensiss Namibia to sw South Africa-No
Emberiza capensis cinnamomeac South Africa-No
Emberiza capensis limpopoensisse Botswana to North West and Limpopo Provinces (nc, ne South Africa)-No
Emberiza capensis nebularumsw Angola-No
Emberiza capensis plowesine Botswana and s Zimbabwe-No
Emberiza capensis reidiec South Africa, w Swaziland and n Lesotho-No
Emberiza capensis smithersiie Zimbabwe and wc Mozambique-No
Emberiza capensis vinaceane Northern Cape Province (nc South Africa)-No
Emberiza capensis vincentirocky summits of sc Africa: montane e Zambia, c, s Malawi and n Mozambique-No

Species Name in Other Languages

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansRooivlerkstreepkoppie
AzerbaijaniKap vələmirquşu
BulgarianКапска овесарка
Catalansit del Cap
Chinese南非岩鹀
Chinese (Traditional)南非岩鵐
Croatiankapska strnadica
Czechstrnad kapský
DanishKapværling
DutchKaapse Gors
EsperantoKabemberizo
Estonianrünkatsiitsitaja
Finnishruskosiipisirkku
FrenchBruant du Cap, Bruant du Cap ou B. de Vincent
GermanKapammer
Hungarianfokföldi sármány
IcelandicHæðatittlingur
ItalianZigolo del Capo
Japaneseイワシトド, ケープホオジロ, ケアプホオジロ
Lithuaniankapinė starta
Norwegiankappspurv
Norwegian NynorskKappsporv
Polishtrznadel maskowy
Portugueseescrevedeira-do-cabo, Escrevedeira do cabo
RussianКапская овсянка
SerbianKapska strnadica
Slovakstrnádka červenokrídla
SpanishEscribano de El Cabo
SwahiliKibarabara Kusi
Swedishkapsparv
TurkishKap Çintesi
Ukrainianвівсянка капська
ZuluumNdweza