Yellow-throated Bunting

Yellow-throated Bunting

Emberiza elegans

Silhouette: L. Shyamal · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Fukuoka

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

10 Verified sightings at Fukuoka
January Best month

About the Yellow-throated Bunting

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 →

Sounds

Song0:45

China · 2024

© Bo Shunqi 薄顺奇 · XC1174929 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song and call0:53

China · 2026

© Peter Boesman · XC1147456 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call1:10

Russian Federation · 2016

© Tom Wulf · XC405243 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Busan 🇰🇷 South Korea
~30%
2 Guiyang 🇨🇳 China
~20%
3 Seoul 🇰🇷 South Korea
~20%
4 Daejeon 🇰🇷 South Korea
~20%
5 Daegu 🇰🇷 South Korea
~10%
6 Beijing 🇨🇳 China
~10%
7 Gwangju 🇰🇷 South Korea
~10%
8 Hangzhou 🇨🇳 China
~10%
9 Shanghai 🇨🇳 China
~10%
10 Dalian 🇨🇳 China
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-throated Bunting in Fukuoka?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Bunting sighting in Fukuoka on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 67th most-seen of the 92 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-throated Bunting in Fukuoka?

January to March

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Bunting in Fukuoka on a given day, against under 5% in April to December, the lowest months. Those are among Fukuoka's driest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against 360 mm in July.

Is Fukuoka the best place to see a Yellow-throated Bunting?

17th of 21

Of the 21 cities where we can rate Yellow-throated Bunting sightings, Fukuoka ranks 17th at under 5%. The best odds are in Busan (South Korea, about 30%), Guiyang (China, about 20%) and Seoul (South Korea, about 20%).

Where does the Yellow-throated Bunting sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-throated Bunting is recorded against all the birds logged in Fukuoka (10 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.

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