Eophona migratoria
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
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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| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
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| 1 | Beijing Wildlife Park | 🇨🇳 China |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Grosbeak sighting in Xi'an on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 15th most-seen of the 49 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and April
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Grosbeak in Xi'an on a given day, against about 20% in May and October–November, the lowest months. Those are among Xi'an's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 130 mm in September. February and August have too few records to rate.
11th of 33
Of the 33 cities where we can rate Yellow-billed Grosbeak sightings, Xi'an ranks 11th at about 30%. 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 Xi'an (family Fringillidae, Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) are Oriental Greenfinch (about 20%) and Brambling (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 Xi'an (28 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.
