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Rock Bunting

Emberiza cia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Hemis National Park
25 Verified records at Hemis National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The rock bunting (Emberiza cia) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The specific cia is from a local Italian name for this bird, from zirlare, "to chirp". Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Bunting sighting in Hemis National Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Hemis National Park

Black-faced Bunting
LC

Black-faced Bunting

Bird

Emberiza spodocephala

<5% · Rare
Pine Bunting
LC

Pine Bunting

Bird

Emberiza leucocephalos

<5% · Rare
Yellowhammer
LC

Yellowhammer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emberiza citrinella

<5% · Rare
Reed Bunting
LC

Reed Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emberiza schoeniclus

Insufficient data
Eurasian Magpie
LC

Eurasian Magpie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pica pica

90–100% · Very likely
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

40–50% · Likely
Citrine Wagtail
LC

Citrine Wagtail

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Motacilla citreola

40–50% · Likely
Carrion Crow
LC

Carrion Crow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Corvus corone

30–40% · Possible
White Wagtail
LC

White Wagtail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Motacilla alba

30–40% · Possible
Bluethroat
LC Endemic

Bluethroat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Luscinia svecica

30–40% · Possible
White-winged Redstart
LC

White-winged Redstart

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phoenicurus erythrogastrus

30–40% · Possible
Red-billed Chough
LC

Red-billed Chough

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
2 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
3 Aigüestortes National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
20–30%
4 Mercantour National Park 🇫🇷 France
20–30%
5 Sierra Nevada National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
6 Picos de Europa National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
7 Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
10–20%
8 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
10–20%
9 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
10 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
11 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
<5%
12 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
13 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
14 Tatra National Park 🇸🇰 Slovakia
Insufficient data
15 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rock Bunting in Hemis National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Bunting sighting in Hemis National Park, based on 25 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rock Bunting in Hemis National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Rock Bunting in Hemis National Park in our monthly data.

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