Corn Bunting
Emberiza calandra
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEmberizidae (Old World Buntings)
- GenusEmberiza (Old World Buntings)
- SpeciesEmberiza calandra (Corn Bunting)
The corn bunting (Emberiza calandra) is a passerine bird in the bunting family Emberizidae, a group now separated by most modern authors from the finches, Fringillidae. This is a large bunting with heavily streaked buff-brown plumage. The sexes are similar but the male is slightly larger than the female. Its range extends from Western Europe and North Africa across to northwestern China. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Corn Bunting sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 163 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sierra Nevada National Park
Rock Bunting
Emberiza cia
Cirl Bunting
Emberiza cirlus
Ortolan Bunting
Emberiza hortulana
Reed Bunting
Emberiza schoeniclus
Yellowhammer
Emberiza citrinella
Eurasian Blackbird
Turdus merula
European Serin
Serinus serinus
Eurasian Goldfinch
Carduelis carduelis
Great Tit
Parus major
Blackcap
Sylvia atricapilla
Sardinian Warbler
Curruca melanocephala
Spotless Starling
Sturnus unicolor
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · 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 | Monfragüe National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 2 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 3 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 8 | Białowieża National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 9 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 10 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 11 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 12 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 13 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 14 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 15 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 16 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 17 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 18 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Corn Bunting in Sierra Nevada National Park?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Corn Bunting sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 163 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Corn Bunting in Sierra Nevada National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Corn Bunting in Sierra Nevada National Park in our monthly data.