Emberiza variabilis
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The grey bunting (Emberiza variabilis) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It breeds in southern Kamchatka, Sakhalin, Kuril Islands and northern Japan, it migrates to southern Japan and the Nansei archipelago. Its natural habitats are boreal forests and temperate forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bunting sighting in Osaka on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 106th most-seen of the 180 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bunting in Osaka on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey Bunting sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Grey Bunting sightings, Osaka ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Sendai (Japan, about 10%) and Nagoya (Japan, under 5%).
Same genus: Emberiza
The closest relatives of the Grey Bunting that you can see in Osaka (genus Emberiza, Old World Buntings) are Masked Bunting (about 10%) and Meadow Bunting (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grey Bunting is recorded against all the birds logged in Osaka (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.
