Agropsar philippensis
Silhouette: Rafael Maia · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The chestnut-cheeked starling (Agropsar philippensis) is a species of starling in the family Sturnidae. It breeds in Japan and the Russian islands of Sakhalin and Kuriles; it winters in Taiwan, the Philippines and northern Borneo.
The chestnut-cheeked starling was previously placed in the genus Sturnus. It was moved to the resurrected genus Agropsar based on the results of two molecular phylogenetic studies that were published in 2008. Wikipedia →
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Russian Federation · 2015
© Albert Lastukhin · XC267609 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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Japan · 2021
© Timur Kalininsky · iNaturalist · CC BY 4.0
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sepilok | 🇲🇾 Malaysia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-cheeked Starling sighting in Sendai on a given day, based on 72 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 58th most-seen of the 107 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-cheeked Starling in Sendai on a given day, against under 5% in October to March, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-cheeked Starling sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 8 cities where we can rate Chestnut-cheeked Starling sightings, Sendai has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Sapporo (Japan, about 10%) and Osaka (Japan, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-cheeked Starling is recorded against all the birds logged in Sendai (72 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.
