Emberiza chrysophrys
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The yellow-browed bunting (Emberiza chrysophrys) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern taxonomists from the finches (Fringillidae). The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The specific chrysophrys is from Ancient Greek khrusophrus, "golden-browed".
It breeds in eastern Siberia and is migratory, wintering in central and southern China. It is a very rare wanderer to western Europe. The yellow-browed bunting breeds in the taiga zone, and lays four eggs in an arboreal nest. In the wild, the adults' diet consists of seeds, but they feed insects to nestlings.
This bird is smaller than a reed bunting, but is relatively large-headed. The upper parts are brown and heavily streaked, and the underparts are white with an orange hue on the flanks and some fine dark streaks. Their stout beaks are pink.
The breeding male has a black head with white crown and moustachial stripes and throat. There is a bright yellow eyebrow stripe. Females and young birds have a weaker head pattern, with brown instead of black, and can be confused with little buntings; however, there is always some yellow in the eyebrow, as well as at least a hint of a white stripe on the crown. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-browed Bunting sighting in Shanghai on a given day, based on 76 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 84th most-seen of the 202 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and April
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-browed Bunting in Shanghai on a given day, against under 5% in May to February, the lowest months.
4th of 11
Of the 11 cities where we can rate Yellow-browed Bunting sightings, Shanghai ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Jinhua (China, about 10%), Ningbo (China, about 10%) and Hangzhou (China, about 10%).
Same genus: Emberiza
The closest relatives of the Yellow-browed Bunting that you can see in Shanghai (genus Emberiza, Old World Buntings) are Black-faced Bunting (about 20%) and Yellow-throated Bunting (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-browed Bunting is recorded against all the birds logged in Shanghai (76 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.
