Grassland Yellow-Finch
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Grassland Yellow-Finch

Sicalis luteola

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Canaima National Park
14 Verified records at Canaima National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The grassland yellow finch (Sicalis luteola) is a small passerine bird. Despite its name, it is not a finch, but is a seedeater. These were formerly united with the buntings and American sparrows in the Emberizidae, but are now known to be tanagers. It is a resident in tropical South America, from Colombia south and east to the Guianas and central Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. Birds which breed further south in Argentina and Uruguay migrate to Bolivia and southern Brazil, (the cerrado etc.), in the austral winter. There are also isolated populations in Central America and Mexico. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Grassland Yellow-Finch sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park

Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

<5% · Rare
Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch
LC

Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis citrina

Insufficient data
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

50–60% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Likely
Silver-beaked Tanager
LC

Silver-beaked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus carbo

40–50% · Likely
Black-headed Tanager

Black-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia cyanoptera

40–50% · Likely
Greater Flowerpiercer
LC

Greater Flowerpiercer

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Diglossa major

40–50% · Likely
Speckled Tanager

Speckled Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ixothraupis guttata

40–50% · Likely
Red-shouldered Tanager
LC

Red-shouldered Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachyphonus phoenicius

30–40% · Possible
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

30–40% · Possible
Red-legged Honeycreeper
LC Endemic

Red-legged Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes cyaneus

20–30% · Possible
Purple Honeycreeper
LC Endemic

Purple Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes caeruleus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
2 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
3 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
10–20%
4 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
5 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
6 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
7 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
8 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
9 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
10 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
11 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
12 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
13 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
14 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
15 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
16 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
17 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
18 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
19 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
20 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
21 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grassland Yellow-Finch in Canaima National Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Grassland Yellow-Finch sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grassland Yellow-Finch in Canaima National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Grassland Yellow-Finch in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.

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