Emberiza elegans
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 Dalian on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 37th most-seen of the 46 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Bunting in Dalian on a given day, against under 5% in February, June–July and September, the lowest months. That is one of Dalian's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 170 mm in August. March–May, August and October–November have too few records to rate.
10th of 21
Of the 21 cities where we can rate Yellow-throated Bunting sightings, Dalian ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Busan (South Korea, about 30%), Guiyang (China, about 20%) and Seoul (South Korea, about 20%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Yellow-throated Bunting that you can see in Dalian (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Oriental Magpie (about 70%), Eurasian Tree Sparrow (about 50%) and Light-vented Bulbul (about 50%), 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 Dalian (5 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.
