Emberiza personata
In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Masked Bunting sighting in Tokyo on a given day, based on 4,410 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 31st most-seen of the 229 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December to March
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Masked Bunting in Tokyo on a given day, against under 5% in May to October, 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.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Masked Bunting sightings, Tokyo ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Sendai (Japan, about 40%) and Nagoya (Japan, about 30%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Masked Bunting is recorded against all the birds logged in Tokyo (4,410 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.
