Emberiza yessoensis
In 3 days <5%
The ochre-rumped bunting (Emberiza yessoensis), also known as the Japanese reed bunting, is a bird in the family Emberizidae. It is found in Manchuria, Korea and Japan. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland and swamps. It is threatened by habitat loss. In South Korea it is classified as an endangered species.
The bird family Emberizidae contains 44 seed-eating species confined to the Old World. The ochre-rumped bunting was first described as Schoenicola yessoensis by Robert Swinhoe in 1874. The species epithet, yessoensis, describes the bird as being found on Yesso (Hokkaido). Within its genus, the ochre-rumped bunting is most closely related to the common reed bunting and Pallas's reed bunting, which have sometimes been classified as being in their own genus Schoeniclus.
It is 15 cm in length. Typically, it is the richest-coloured of the reed buntings, with the pinkest legs and bill in winter. Adult males... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-rumped Bunting sighting in Beijing on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 218th most-seen of the 324 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-rumped Bunting in Beijing on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Ochre-rumped Bunting sightings, Beijing ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Nanjing (China, under 5%).
Same genus: Emberiza
The closest relatives of the Ochre-rumped Bunting that you can see in Beijing (genus Emberiza, Old World Buntings) are Little Bunting (about 20%), Yellow-throated Bunting (about 10%) and Pallas's Bunting (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ochre-rumped Bunting is recorded against all the birds logged in Beijing (45 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.
