Yellow-throated Bunting

Yellow-throated Bunting

Emberiza elegans

Silhouette: L. Shyamal · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Qingdao

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

8 Verified sightings at Qingdao
November 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 Qingdao?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Bunting sighting in Qingdao on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 73 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

November

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Bunting in Qingdao on a given day, against under 5% in February and April–October, the lowest months.

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

12th of 21

Of the 21 cities where we can rate Yellow-throated Bunting sightings, Qingdao ranks 12th at about 10%. 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 Qingdao (8 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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