The Somali bunting or Somali golden-breasted bunting (Emberiza poliopleura) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Passeriformes |
| Family: | Emberizidae |
| Genus: | Emberiza |
| Species: | E. poliopleura
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| Emberiza poliopleura (Salvadori, 1888)
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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 edit
- ^ 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.
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