Emberiza personata
In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The masked bunting (Emberiza personata) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. It is found in Sakhalin, the Kuril Islands, and Japan. The masked bunting was formerly considered as a subspecies of the black-faced bunting (Emberiza spodocephala) but is now treated as a separate species based on morphological and genetic differences. The species is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikko National Park | 🇯🇵 Japan |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ueno Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan | |
| 2 | Inokashira Park Zoo | 🇯🇵 Japan |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Masked Bunting sighting in Sendai on a given day, based on 252 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 22nd most-seen of the 107 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, April and November
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Masked Bunting in Sendai on a given day, against about 10% in June and July, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Masked 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 7 cities where we can rate Masked Bunting sightings, Sendai has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Nagoya (Japan, about 30%) and Tokyo (Japan, about 20%).
Same genus: Emberiza
The closest relatives of the Masked Bunting that you can see in Sendai (genus Emberiza, Old World Buntings) are Meadow Bunting (about 50%), Rustic Bunting (about 20%) and Grey Bunting (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Masked Bunting is recorded against all the birds logged in Sendai (252 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.
