Emberiza elegans
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The yellow-throated bunting (Emberiza elegans), also known as the elegant bunting, is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is found in China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Russia, and Taiwan. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and subtropical or tropical dry forests.
Emberiza elegans follows Type II chain migration. Research on isotopes from feathers has revealed that northern populations begin migration before southern populations. Additionally, a latitudinal gradient in hydrogen isotopes suggest that northern breeders spend winters further north than their southern counterparts. Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Bunting sighting in Tianjin on a given day, based on 19 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 78th most-seen of the 121 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–April and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-throated Bunting in Tianjin on a given day, against under 5% in May–September and November–February, the lowest months. Those are among Tianjin's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 160 mm in July.
18th of 21
Of the 21 cities where we can rate Yellow-throated Bunting sightings, Tianjin ranks 18th at under 5%. The best odds are in Busan (South Korea, about 30%), Guiyang (China, about 20%) and Seoul (South Korea, about 20%).
Same genus: Emberiza
The closest relatives of the Yellow-throated Bunting that you can see in Tianjin (genus Emberiza, Old World Buntings) are Little Bunting (about 10%), Pallas's Bunting (about 10%) and Black-faced Bunting (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-throated Bunting is recorded against all the birds logged in Tianjin (19 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.
