Yellow-browed Sparrow
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Yellow-browed Sparrow

Ammodramus aurifrons

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Cordillera Azul National Park
296 Verified records at Cordillera Azul National Park
September 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-browed Sparrow sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 296 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park

Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
LC Endemic

Chestnut-capped Brushfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arremon brunneinucha

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager
LC

Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorospingus flavigularis

5–10% · With luck
Rufous-collared Sparrow
LC Endemic

Rufous-collared Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia capensis

5–10% · With luck
Short-billed Bush-Tanager
LC

Short-billed Bush-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorospingus parvirostris

<5% · Rare
Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager
LC

Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorospingus canigularis

<5% · Rare
Common Chlorospingus
LC Endemic

Common Chlorospingus

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorospingus flavopectus

<5% · Rare
Tricolored Brush-Finch
LC

Tricolored Brush-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Atlapetes tricolor

<5% · Rare
Orange-billed Sparrow
LC

Orange-billed Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arremon aurantiirostris

<5% · Rare
Gray-browed Brushfinch
LC

Gray-browed Brushfinch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Arremon assimilis

Insufficient data
Tropical Kingbird
LC

Tropical Kingbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tyrannus melancholicus

50–60% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Likely
Social Flycatcher
LC

Social Flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myiozetetes similis

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Cordillera Azul National Park?

About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-browed Sparrow sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 296 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-browed Sparrow in Cordillera Azul National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-browed Sparrow in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.

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