Grassland Yellow-Finch
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Grassland Yellow-Finch

Sicalis luteola

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Chapada Diamantina National Park
108 Verified records at Chapada Diamantina National Park
December 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Grassland Yellow-Finch sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 108 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chapada Diamantina National Park

Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

10–20% · With luck
Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch
LC

Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis citrina

10–20% · With luck
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

50–60% · Likely
Sayaca Tanager

Sayaca Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis sayaca

50–60% · Likely
Burnished-buff Tanager

Burnished-buff Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia cayana

40–50% · Likely
Blue Dacnis
LC

Blue Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dacnis cayana

40–50% · Likely
Red-cowled Cardinal
LC Endemic

Red-cowled Cardinal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Paroaria dominicana

40–50% · Likely
Cinnamon Tanager
LC

Cinnamon Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Schistochlamys ruficapillus

40–50% · Likely
Blue-black Grassquit
LC

Blue-black Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Volatinia jacarina

30–40% · Possible
Green-winged Saltator
LC

Green-winged Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator similis

20–30% · Possible
Pale-throated Pampa-Finch
LC Endemic

Pale-throated Pampa-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Embernagra longicauda

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
LC

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila nigricollis

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
20–30
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Chapada Diamantina National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Grassland Yellow-Finch sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 108 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

December has the highest sighting rate for Grassland Yellow-Finch in Chapada Diamantina National Park in our monthly data.

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