Saffron Finch
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Saffron Finch

Sicalis flaveola

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
30 Verified records at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola) is a tanager from South America that is common in open and semi-open areas in lowlands outside the Amazon Basin. They have a wide distribution in Colombia, northern Venezuela (where it is called "canario de tejado" or "roof canary"), western Ecuador, western Peru, eastern and southern Brazil (where it is called "canário-da-terra" or "native canary"), Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina, and Trinidad and Tobago. It has also been introduced to Hawaii, Panama, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and elsewhere. Although commonly regarded as a canary, it is not related to the Atlantic canary. Formerly, it was placed in the Emberizidae but it is close to the seedeaters. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Saffron Finch sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Likely
Red-capped Cardinal
LC

Red-capped Cardinal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Paroaria gularis

30–40% · Possible
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

30–40% · Possible
Silver-beaked Tanager
LC

Silver-beaked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus carbo

30–40% · Possible
Masked Crimson Tanager
LC

Masked Crimson Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus nigrogularis

20–30% · Possible
Green Honeycreeper
LC

Green Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorophanes spiza

20–30% · Possible
Opal-rumped Tanager
LC

Opal-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara velia

20–30% · Possible
Purple Honeycreeper
LC Endemic

Purple Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes caeruleus

20–30% · Possible
Magpie Tanager
LC

Magpie Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cissopis leverianus

10–20% · With luck
Opal-crowned Tanager
LC

Opal-crowned Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara callophrys

10–20% · With luck
Paradise Tanager
LC

Paradise Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara chilensis

10–20% · With luck
Black-faced Dacnis
LC

Black-faced Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dacnis lineata

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
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 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
70–80%
2 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
60–70%
3 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
60–70%
4 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
60–70%
5 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
50–60%
6 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
50–60%
7 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
50–60%
8 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
9 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
40–50%
10 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
11 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
12 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
13 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
14 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
15 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
16 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
17 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
18 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
19 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
20 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
10–20%
21 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
22 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
23 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
24 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
25 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
26 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
27 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
28 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
29 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
30 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
31 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
32 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
33 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
34 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
35 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
36 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
37 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
38 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
39 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
40 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
41 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
42 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Saffron Finch in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Saffron Finch sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 30 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Saffron Finch in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for Saffron Finch in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.

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