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Meadow Bunting

Emberiza cioides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Nikko National Park
107 Verified records at Nikko National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌙 Nocturnal When it's active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am)

The meadow bunting or Siberian meadow bunting (Emberiza cioides) is a passerine bird of eastern Asia which belongs to the genus Emberiza in the bunting family Emberizidae. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Meadow Bunting sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 107 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Nikko National Park

Chestnut-eared Bunting
LC

Chestnut-eared Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emberiza fucata

10–20% · With luck
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

20–30
Jan
50–60
Feb
20–30
Mar
40–50
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
5–10
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙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
20–30%
2 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Meadow Bunting in Nikko National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Meadow Bunting sighting in Nikko National Park, based on 107 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Meadow Bunting in Nikko National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Meadow Bunting in Nikko National Park in our monthly data.

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