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House Bunting
Emberiza sahari Levaillant, J, 1850
Emberizidae — Buntings
House Bunting, Emberiza sahari, is a passerine in the bunting family Emberizidae and breeds in north-west and north-central African arid zones among human dwellings and rocky places, from Morocco and Mauritania east to north-west Libya and northern Chad. It is a resident breeder in dry country. The species is closely tied to houses and other buildings, where it nests in wall or building holes. In Morocco it has spread north from the Atlas Mountains since the 1960s, and it has also reached Tangier and Tétouan on the southern side of the Strait of Gibraltar.
- Order
- Passeriformes
- Family
- Emberizidae — Buntings
- Breeding range
- Africa: nw, nc African arid-zone human dwellings and rocky areas: Morocco and Mauritania e to nw Libya and n Chad
