Emberiza stewarti
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In 3 days <5%
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 Dehradun on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 228th most-seen of the 280 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 a Chestnut-breasted Bunting in Dehradun 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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Chestnut-breasted Bunting sightings, Dehradun ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Jaipur (India, about 10%), Srinagar (India, under 5%) and New Delhi (India, under 5%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Chestnut-breasted Bunting that you can see in Dehradun (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are White-cheeked Bulbul (about 70%), Indian White-eye (about 60%) and Common Tailorbird (about 60%), 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 Dehradun (18 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.
