Chestnut-eared Bunting
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Chestnut-eared Bunting

Emberiza fucata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Kaziranga National Park
7 Verified records at Kaziranga National Park
December 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-eared Bunting sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Kaziranga National Park

Yellow-breasted Bunting
CR

Yellow-breasted Bunting

Bird

Emberiza aureola

Insufficient data
Black-faced Bunting
LC

Black-faced Bunting

Bird

Emberiza spodocephala

Insufficient data
Little Bunting
LC

Little Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emberiza pusilla

Insufficient data
Jungle Myna
LC

Jungle Myna

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Acridotheres fuscus

70–80% · Very likely
Indian Pied Starling
LC

Indian Pied Starling

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gracupica contra

60–70% · Likely
Black Drongo
LC Endemic

Black Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus macrocercus

50–60% · Likely
Black-hooded Oriole
LC Endemic

Black-hooded Oriole

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Oriolus xanthornus

50–60% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

50–60% · Likely
Chestnut-tailed Starling
LC

Chestnut-tailed Starling

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sturnia malabarica

50–60% · Likely
Rufous Treepie
LC

Rufous Treepie

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dendrocitta vagabunda

50–60% · Likely
Grey-backed Shrike
LC

Grey-backed Shrike

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Lanius tephronotus

40–50% · 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 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 Kaziranga National Park?

About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-eared Bunting sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

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

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