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Crested Bunting

Emberiza lathami

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Royal Manas National Park
43 Verified records at Royal Manas National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
🌅 Crepuscular When it's active at dawn and dusk

The crested bunting (Emberiza lathami) is a species of bird in the family Emberizidae. It is sparrow sized with males having rufous wings and tail on a black body and females being less contrastingly coloured in dull brown. Both males and females have the distinctive crest. The species was formerly placed in an monotypic genus Melophus on account of its crest, unique among the buntings. The species has a wide but scattered distribution in Asia. They are found in mostly open and dry habitats over a range of altitudes. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Bunting sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Royal Manas National Park

Little Bunting
LC

Little Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emberiza pusilla

<5% · Rare
Chestnut-eared Bunting
LC

Chestnut-eared Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emberiza fucata

Insufficient data
Scarlet Minivet

Scarlet Minivet

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Pericrocotus speciosus

60–70% · Likely
Streaked Spiderhunter
LC

Streaked Spiderhunter

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Arachnothera magna

50–60% · Likely
Bronzed Drongo
LC Endemic

Bronzed Drongo

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Dicrurus aeneus

50–60% · Likely
Orange-bellied Leafbird
LC

Orange-bellied Leafbird

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Chloropsis hardwickii

50–60% · Likely
Blue Whistling-Thrush
LC

Blue Whistling-Thrush

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Myophonus caeruleus

50–60% · Likely
Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul
LC

Ashy-fronted Bearded Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Alophoixus flaveolus

50–60% · Likely
Black Bulbul
LC Endemic

Black Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hypsipetes leucocephalus

40–50% · Likely
Ashy Bulbul
LC

Ashy Bulbul

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Hemixos flavala

40–50% · Likely
Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch
LC

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Sitta cinnamoventris

40–50% · Likely
Oriental Magpie-Robin
LC

Oriental Magpie-Robin

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Copsychus saularis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

🌅 When They're Spotted

Most active at dawn and dusk · across all parks (global)

🌅Crepuscular
☀️🌙🌙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 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
2 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
3 Royal Manas National Park 🇧🇹 Bhutan
<5%
4 Royal Bardia National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
5 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
6 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
7 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
8 Langtang National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
Insufficient data
9 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
10 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
11 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crested Bunting in Royal Manas National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Crested Bunting sighting in Royal Manas National Park, based on 43 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Crested Bunting in Royal Manas National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Crested Bunting in Royal Manas National Park in our monthly data.

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