Corvus dauuricus
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The Daurian jackdaw (Coloeus dauuricus) is a bird in the crow family, Corvidae, native to eastern Asia. It is closely related to the western jackdaw. The name derives from the Dauria region of eastern Russia. Around 32 cm (13 in) in length, the Daurian jackdaw is about the same size as or slightly smaller than the western jackdaw, with the same proportions and identical habits. The principal difference lies in the plumage, but many adults have large areas of creamy white on the lower parts extending up around the neck as a broad collar. The head, throat, wings, and tail are glossy black and the ear coverts are grizzled grey. Darker adults and young birds resemble western jackdaws, though Daurian jackdaws have black irises, unlike the distinctive grey-white irises of the Eurasian jackdaw. The only other pied corvid species inhabiting the same region is the Chinese collared crow (Corvus torquatus), but as this is a much larger bird (about the same size or slightly larger than the carrion crow), confusion is unlikely to occur.
The Daurian jackdaw ranges from the southern part of eastern Siberia, south to Mongolia and throughout much of China... Wikipedia →
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About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Daurian Jackdaw sighting in Beijing on a given day, based on 418 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 94th most-seen of the 324 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Daurian Jackdaw in Beijing on a given day, against under 5% in May–September and November–January, the lowest months. Those are among Beijing's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 150 mm in July.
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Of the 3 cities where we can rate Daurian Jackdaw sightings, Beijing has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tianjin (China, under 5%) and Sendai (Japan, under 5%).
Same family: Corvidae
The closest relatives of the Daurian Jackdaw that you can see in Beijing (family Corvidae, Crows, Jays, and Magpies) are Oriental Magpie (about 90%), Azure-winged Magpie (about 90%) and Large-billed Crow (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Daurian Jackdaw is recorded against all the birds logged in Beijing (418 verified sightings), 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.
