Emberiza stewarti
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The white-capped bunting or chestnut-breasted bunting (Emberiza stewarti) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is found in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Its natural habitats are boreal forests, boreal shrubland, and temperate grassland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-breasted Bunting sighting in Bandhavgarh National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 201st most-seen of the 241 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-breasted Bunting in Bandhavgarh National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-breasted Bunting sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Chestnut-breasted Bunting sightings, Bandhavgarh National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Ranthambore National Park (India, under 5%) and Jim Corbett National Park (India, under 5%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Chestnut-breasted Bunting that you can see in Bandhavgarh National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Jungle Babbler (about 70%), Oriental Magpie-Robin (about 70%) and Large-billed Crow (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-breasted Bunting is recorded against all the birds logged in Bandhavgarh National Park (15 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
