Order
        
Passeriformes
      
      
        Family
        
Emberizidae
      
      
        Genus
        
Emberiza
      
      
        Species
        
tahapisi
      
      
        Conservation Status
        
Least Concern
      
      
        Location Photographed
        
Angola, Ethiopia
        
      
      
        Number of Sub-Species
        
0
      
      
        Migratory or Resident
        
Partial migration with some movement north during rainy season
      
      
        Preferred Habitat
        
Not picky but avoid deserts, equatorial forests and high altitudes
      
      
        Distribution and Range
        
Sub Sahara Africa
      
      
        Food
        
Forages on the ground for seed but includes invertebrates to its diet during breeding season.