Chestnut-eared Bunting
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Chestnut-eared Bunting

Emberiza fucata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Nikko National Park
77 Verified records at Nikko National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The chestnut-eared bunting (Emberiza fucata), also called grey-headed bunting or grey-hooded bunting, with the latter name also used for grey-necked bunting, is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae. The genus name Emberiza is from Old German Embritz, a bunting. The specific fucata is Latin for "painted" from fucare, "to paint red". Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-eared Bunting sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 77 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park

Meadow Bunting
LC

Meadow Bunting

🌙 Nocturnal Bird

Emberiza cioides

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-throated Bunting
LC

Yellow-throated Bunting

Bird

Emberiza elegans

Insufficient data
Rustic Bunting
NT

Rustic Bunting

Bird

Emberiza rustica

5–10% · With luck
Grey Bunting
LC

Grey Bunting

Bird

Emberiza variabilis

<5% · Rare
Yellow Bunting
LC

Yellow Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emberiza sulphurata

Insufficient data
Cinereous Tit

Cinereous Tit

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Parus cinereus

70–80% · Very likely
Large-billed Crow
LC

Large-billed Crow

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Corvus macrorhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Japanese Bush Warbler
LC

Japanese Bush Warbler

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Horornis diphone

60–70% · Likely
Coal Tit
LC Endemic

Coal Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Periparus ater

60–70% · Likely
Long-tailed Tit
LC Endemic

Long-tailed Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aegithalos caudatus

50–60% · Likely
Willow Tit
LC Endemic

Willow Tit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poecile montanus

50–60% · Likely
Brown-eared Bulbul
LC

Brown-eared Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes amaurotis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
10–20%
2 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
3 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
4 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
5 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
Insufficient data
6 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data
7 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-eared Bunting in Nikko National Park?

About 19% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-eared Bunting sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 77 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Chestnut-eared Bunting in Nikko National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-eared Bunting in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.

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