Chestnut-breasted Bunting

Chestnut-breasted Bunting

Emberiza stewarti

Silhouette: L. Shyamal · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at New Delhi

In 3 days <5%

60 Verified sightings at New Delhi
127 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
November Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Chestnut-breasted Bunting

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 →

Sounds

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Kazakhstan · 2025

© Frank Lambert · XC1029853 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:48

Kazakhstan · 2023

© Peter Boesman · XC813384 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:18

Kazakhstan · 2001

© David Farrow · XC19901 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
2 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
3 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Jaipur 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Srinagar 🇮🇳 India
<5%
3 New Delhi 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Dehradun 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-breasted Bunting in New Delhi?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-breasted Bunting sighting in New Delhi on a given day, based on 60 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 160th most-seen of the 248 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Chestnut-breasted Bunting in New Delhi?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-breasted Bunting in New Delhi on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Chestnut-breasted Bunting?

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.

Is New Delhi the best place to see a Chestnut-breasted Bunting?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Chestnut-breasted Bunting sightings, New Delhi ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Jaipur (India, about 10%) and Srinagar (India, under 5%).

Where does the Chestnut-breasted Bunting sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-breasted Bunting is recorded against all the birds logged in New Delhi (60 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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