Yellow-browed Sparrow
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Yellow-browed Sparrow

Ammodramus aurifrons

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Amacayacu National Natural Park
158 Verified records at Amacayacu National Natural Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-browed sparrow (Ammodramus aurifrons) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. First described by Johann Baptist von Spix in 1825, this American sparrow is found across much of the Amazon basin in South America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-browed Sparrow sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park, based on 158 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Amacayacu National Natural Park

Grassland Sparrow
LC

Grassland Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ammodramus humeralis

Insufficient data
Rufous-collared Sparrow
LC Endemic

Rufous-collared Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia capensis

Insufficient data
Russet-backed Oropendola
LC

Russet-backed Oropendola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psarocolius angustifrons

60–70% · Likely
Silver-beaked Tanager
LC

Silver-beaked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus carbo

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-rumped Cacique
LC

Yellow-rumped Cacique

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cacicus cela

50–60% · Likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

40–50% · Likely
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

40–50% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

30–40% · Possible
Buff-breasted Wren
LC

Buff-breasted Wren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cantorchilus leucotis

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
LC

Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannulus elatus

30–40% · Possible
Peruvian Warbling-Antbird
LC

Peruvian Warbling-Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hypocnemis peruviana

30–40% · Possible
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
Nov
10–20
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 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
2 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
3 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
4 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
5 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
6 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
7 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
8 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
9 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
10 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
11 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
12 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
13 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
14 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-browed Sparrow in Amacayacu National Natural Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-browed Sparrow sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park, based on 158 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-browed Sparrow in Amacayacu National Natural Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-browed Sparrow in Amacayacu National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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