Yellow-thighed Finch

Yellow-thighed Finch

Atlapetes tibialis

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Chirripó National Park
131 Verified records at Chirripó National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-thighed brushfinch (Atlapetes tibialis) is a passerine bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-thighed Finch sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 131 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chirripó National Park

White-naped Brush-Finch
LC Endemic

White-naped Brush-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Atlapetes albinucha

10–20% · With luck
Rufous-collared Sparrow
LC Endemic

Rufous-collared Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia capensis

30–40% · Possible
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
LC Endemic

Chestnut-capped Brushfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arremon brunneinucha

20–30% · Possible
Common Chlorospingus
LC Endemic

Common Chlorospingus

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorospingus flavopectus

20–30% · With luck
Black-striped Sparrow
LC

Black-striped Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arremonops conirostris

10–20% · With luck
Costa Rican Brushfinch
LC

Costa Rican Brushfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arremon costaricensis

5–10% · With luck
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
LC

Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorospingus pileatus

<5% · Rare
Orange-billed Sparrow
LC

Orange-billed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arremon aurantiirostris

<5% · Rare
Large-footed Finch
LC

Large-footed Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pezopetes capitalis

<5% · Rare
Volcano Junco
LC

Volcano Junco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Junco vulcani

<5% · Rare
Sooty-faced Finch
LC

Sooty-faced Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arremon crassirostris

Insufficient data
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
LC

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus passerinii

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
60–70%
2 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
3 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
4 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
5 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
7 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
8 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-thighed Finch in Chirripó National Park?

About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-thighed Finch sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 131 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-thighed Finch in Chirripó National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-thighed Finch in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.

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