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Rock Bunting

Emberiza cia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Jim Corbett National Park
16 Verified records at Jim Corbett National Park
November 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 Jim Corbett National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Jim Corbett National Park

Grey-necked Bunting
LC

Grey-necked Bunting

Bird

Emberiza buchanani

Insufficient data
Crested Bunting
LC

Crested Bunting

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Emberiza lathami

5–10% · Rare
Chestnut-breasted Bunting
LC

Chestnut-breasted Bunting

Bird

Emberiza stewarti

<5% · Rare
Chestnut-eared Bunting
LC

Chestnut-eared Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emberiza fucata

<5% · Rare
Little Bunting
LC

Little Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emberiza pusilla

<5% · Rare
Red-headed Bunting
LC

Red-headed Bunting

Bird

Emberiza bruniceps

Insufficient data
White-cheeked Bulbul
LC

White-cheeked Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pycnonotus leucogenys

60–70% · Likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

60–70% · Likely
Red-whiskered Bulbul
LC

Red-whiskered Bulbul

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pycnonotus jocosus

50–60% · Likely
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

50–60% · Likely
Long-tailed Shrike
LC

Long-tailed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius schach

40–50% · Likely
Indian White-eye
LC Endemic

Indian White-eye

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Zosterops palpebrosus

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
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 Jim Corbett National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Rock Bunting sighting in Jim Corbett National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

November has the highest sighting rate for Rock Bunting in Jim Corbett National Park in our monthly data.

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