Eophona migratoria
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The Chinese grosbeak, yellow-billed grosbeak, or black-tailed hawfinch (Eophona migratoria) is a species of finch in the family Fringillidae. This species is present in Russian Far East, China, Manchuria and Korea. It occurs in forests, mixed woods and bamboo forests of hilly and mountainous areas: it does not fear humans and also goes into gardens and orchards.
Eophona migratoria measures between eighteen and twenty centimeters in length, for a wingspan of 23–24 cm and a weight of 55-60 g. The appearance is massive, as is typical of the finches, with a large head. The beak is very strong and conical. The beak color is yellow (hence the common name of "yellow-billed grosbeak") with a black tip. The body is of a uniform gray color, darker on the back and wings and lighter and tending to silver on the belly, with accentuated brown shades on the sides. The wings are black with a rounded white spot on the tip. The tail is black, the legs of pale flesh color and the eyes are brown. Sexual... Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Beijing Wildlife Park | 🇨🇳 China |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Grosbeak sighting in Shijiazhuang on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 41st most-seen of the 78 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, March and October–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Grosbeak in Shijiazhuang on a given day, against under 5% in April to August, the lowest months. Those are among Shijiazhuang's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in July.
24th of 33
Of the 33 cities where we can rate Yellow-billed Grosbeak sightings, Shijiazhuang ranks 24th at about 10%. The best odds are in Wuhan (China, about 60%), Ningbo (China, about 50%) and Shanghai (China, about 50%).
Same family: Fringillidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-billed Grosbeak that you can see in Shijiazhuang (family Fringillidae, Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) are Oriental Greenfinch (about 50%), Brambling (about 20%) and Hawfinch (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-billed Grosbeak is recorded against all the birds logged in Shijiazhuang (41 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.
