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Crested Bunting

Emberiza lathami

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kanha National Park
16 Verified records at Kanha National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The crested bunting (Emberiza lathami) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is sparrow sized with males having rufous wings and tail on a black body and females being less contrastingly coloured in dull brown. Both males and females have the distinctive crest. The species was formerly placed in an monotypic genus Melophus on account of its crest, unique among the buntings. The species has a wide but scattered distribution in Asia. They are found in mostly open and dry habitats over a range of altitudes. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Bunting sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kanha National Park

Red-headed Bunting
LC

Red-headed Bunting

Bird

Emberiza bruniceps

<5% · Rare
Black-headed Bunting
LC

Black-headed Bunting

Bird

Emberiza melanocephala

<5% · Rare
Grey-necked Bunting
LC

Grey-necked Bunting

Bird

Emberiza buchanani

<5% · Rare
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

70–80% · Very likely
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

70–80% · Very likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

70–80% · Very likely
Greater Racket-tailed Drongo
LC

Greater Racket-tailed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus paradiseus

60–70% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

60–70% · Likely
Jungle Babbler

Jungle Babbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Turdoides striata

60–70% · Likely
Common Tailorbird
LC

Common Tailorbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Orthotomus sutorius

60–70% · Likely
Large Cuckoo-shrike
LC

Large Cuckoo-shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Coracina macei

50–60% · Likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

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
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
2 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
4 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
9 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
10 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
11 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Bunting in Kanha National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Bunting sighting in Kanha National Park, based on 16 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Crested Bunting in Kanha National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Crested Bunting in Kanha National Park in our monthly data.

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