Eophona migratoria
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The Chinese grosbeak, yellow-billed grosbeak, or black-tailed hawfinch (Eophona migratoria) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. This species is present in Russian Far East, China, Manchuria and Korea. It occurs in forests, mixed woods and bamboo forests of hilly and mountainous areas: it does not fear humans and also goes into gardens and orchards.
Eophona migratoria measures between eighteen and twenty centimeters in length, for a wingspan of 23–24 cm and a weight of 55-60 g. The appearance is massive, as is typical of the finches, with a large head. The beak is very strong and conical. The beak color is yellow (hence the common name of "yellow-billed grosbeak") with a black tip. The body is of a uniform gray color, darker on the back and wings and lighter and tending to silver on the belly, with accentuated brown shades on the sides. The wings are black with a rounded white spot on the tip. The tail is black, the legs of pale flesh color and the eyes are brown. Sexual... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
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| 1 | Beijing Wildlife Park | 🇨🇳 China |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Grosbeak sighting in Ningbo on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 13th most-seen of the 61 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Grosbeak in Ningbo on a given day, against about 30% in March and September, the lowest months. That is one of Ningbo's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain against 220 mm in June.
2nd of 33
Of the 33 cities where we can rate Yellow-billed Grosbeak sightings, Ningbo ranks 2nd at about 50%. The best odds are in Wuhan (China, about 60%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Yellow-billed Grosbeak that you can see in Ningbo (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Chinese Blackbird (about 80%), Light-vented Bulbul (about 80%) and Long-tailed Shrike (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-billed Grosbeak is recorded against all the birds logged in Ningbo (54 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.
