Emberiza elegans
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The yellow-throated bunting (Emberiza elegans), also known as the elegant bunting, is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is found in China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Russia, and Taiwan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Emberiza elegans follows Type II chain migration. Research on isotopes from feathers has revealed that northern populations begin migration before southern populations. Additionally, a latitudinal gradient in hydrogen isotopes suggest that northern breeders spend winters further north than their southern counterparts. Wikipedia →
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With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Bunting sighting in Beijing on a given day, based on 853 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 324 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Bunting in Beijing on a given day, against under 5% in June to September, the lowest months. That is one of Beijing's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain against 150 mm in July.
6th of 21
Of the 21 cities where we can rate Yellow-throated Bunting sightings, Beijing ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Busan (South Korea, about 30%), Guiyang (China, about 20%) and Seoul (South Korea, about 20%).
Same genus: Emberiza
The closest relatives of the Yellow-throated Bunting that you can see in Beijing (genus Emberiza, Old World Buntings) are Little Bunting (about 20%), Pallas's Bunting (about 10%) and Yellow-breasted Bunting (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-throated Bunting is recorded against all the birds logged in Beijing (853 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.
