Emberiza stewarti
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The white-capped bunting or chestnut-breasted bunting (Emberiza stewarti) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is found in Afghanistan, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Its natural habitats are boreal forests, boreal shrubland, and temperate grassland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ranthambore National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 3 | Bandhavgarh National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 4 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-breasted Bunting sighting in Jim Corbett National Park on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 231st most-seen of the 368 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.
April and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-breasted Bunting in Jim Corbett National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–October and December–March, the lowest months. Those are among Jim Corbett National Park's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 360 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-breasted Bunting sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Chestnut-breasted Bunting sightings, Jim Corbett National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Ranthambore National Park (India, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-breasted Bunting is recorded against all the birds logged in Jim Corbett National Park (49 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
