Emberiza variabilis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
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.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bunting sighting in Sendai on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 76th most-seen of the 107 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey Bunting in Sendai on a given day, against under 5% in June–September and December–March, the lowest months.
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.
Yes
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Grey Bunting sightings, Sendai has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Nagoya (Japan, under 5%) and Osaka (Japan, under 5%).
Same genus: Emberiza
The closest relatives of the Grey Bunting that you can see in Sendai (genus Emberiza, Old World Buntings) are Meadow Bunting (about 50%), Masked Bunting (about 40%) and Rustic Bunting (about 20%), 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 Sendai (28 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.
