Yellow-browed Sparrow
Ammodramus aurifrons
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusAmmodramus (Grass Sparrows)
- SpeciesAmmodramus aurifrons (Yellow-browed Sparrow)
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 Anavilhanas National Park, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Anavilhanas National Park
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Screaming Piha
Lipaugus vociferans
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
White-winged Swallow
Tachycineta albiventer
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Gray Antbird
Cercomacra cinerascens
Yellow-crowned Tyrannulet
Tyrannulus elatus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Snethlage's Tody-Tyrant
Hemitriccus minor
Black-crested Antshrike
Sakesphorus canadensis
📅 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 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 12 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 14 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-browed Sparrow in Anavilhanas National Park?
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-browed Sparrow sighting in Anavilhanas National Park, based on 51 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-browed Sparrow in Anavilhanas National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-browed Sparrow in Anavilhanas National Park in our monthly data.