Gosling's Bunting (Emberiza goslingi)

Gosling's Bunting, a reference photo — Photo: Nigel Voaden from UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 (licence)

Gosling's bunting (Emberiza goslingi), also known as the grey-throated bunting, is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is found in Africa from Mauritania and Senegal to south-western Sudan and north-eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Its natural habitats are dry savannah, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Gosling's Bunting being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Emberiza tahapisi
Emberiza striolata
Emberiza cia

Classification

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Passeriformes
Family: Emberizidae
Genus: Emberiza
Species: Emberiza goslingi

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