Japanese Grosbeak
Eophona personata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusEophona (East Asian Grosbeaks)
- SpeciesEophona personata (Japanese Grosbeak)
The Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata) or Ikaru is a finch native to the East Palearctic. It is also sometimes referred to as the Japanese or masked hawfinch due to superficial similarities to the well-known Eurasian species. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Grosbeak sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 71 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park
Oriental Greenfinch
Chloris sinica
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
Eurasian Bullfinch
Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Pallas's Rosefinch
Carpodacus roseus
Eurasian Siskin
Spinus spinus
Hawfinch
Coccothraustes coccothraustes
Long-tailed Rosefinch
Carpodacus sibiricus
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Cinereous Tit
Parus cinereus
Large-billed Crow
Corvus macrorhynchos
Japanese Bush Warbler
Horornis diphone
📅 Monthly Probability
🌙 When They're Spotted
Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)
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 |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Japanese Grosbeak in Nikko National Park?
About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Japanese Grosbeak sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 71 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Japanese Grosbeak in Nikko National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Japanese Grosbeak in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.