Melozone kieneri
In 3 days ~10%
The rusty-crowned ground sparrow (Melozone kieneri) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is endemic to Mexico. The rusty-crowned ground sparrow was formally described in 1850 with the binomial Pyrgisoma kieneri. It was later reassigned to its current genus Melozone that had also been described in 1850.
The rusty-crowned ground sparrow is 15 to 18 cm (5.9 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 35 to 41 g (1.2 to 1.4 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a dusky black forecrown and a rufous crown; the rufous continues around behind the dusky black ear coverts and then forward under them. They have white lores and a broken white eye-ring. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are brown. Their underparts are mostly white with a black spot in the center of the breast, brown flanks, and rufescent undertail coverts. Juveniles have a rich dusky brown head and upperparts with darker streaks on the latter. Their throat and underparts are dirty... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow sighting in Puebla on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 124th most-seen of the 164 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow in Puebla on a given day, against under 5% in March to January, the lowest months. That is one of Puebla's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 170 mm in September.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow sightings, Puebla ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Guadalajara (México, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rusty-crowned Ground-Sparrow is recorded against all the birds logged in Puebla (12 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.
