Rock Bunting
Emberiza cia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyEmberizidae (Old World Buntings)
- GenusEmberiza (Old World Buntings)
- SpeciesEmberiza cia (Rock Bunting)
Closest Relatives at Sierra Nevada National Park
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Emberiza calandra
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
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Eurasian Magpie
Pica pica
📅 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 | Aigüestortes National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Mercantour National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 4 | Sierra de Guadarrama National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 5 | Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 6 | Pyrénées National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 7 | Sierra Nevada National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Picos de Europa National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 9 | Cévennes National Park | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Triglav National Park | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | |
| 11 | Jim Corbett National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 12 | Langtang National Park | 🇳🇵 Nepal | |
| 13 | Tatra National Park | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | |
| 14 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rock Bunting in Sierra Nevada National Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Rock Bunting sighting in Sierra Nevada National Park, based on 394 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rock Bunting in Sierra Nevada National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Rock Bunting in Sierra Nevada National Park in our monthly data.