Yellow-billed Cardinal
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Yellow-billed Cardinal

Paroaria capitata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
1,275 Verified records at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-billed cardinal (Paroaria capitata) is a bird species in the tanager family (Thraupidae). It is not very closely related to the cardinals proper (Cardinalidae). It occurs in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay, and northern Argentina and has been introduced on the island of Hawaiʻi. It breeds in moist shrubland. The yellow-billed cardinal could be easily confused with the red-crested cardinal. The yellow-billed cardinal does not have a crest. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Cardinal sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 1,275 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas

Brazilian Cardinal

Brazilian Cardinal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Paroaria coronata

<5% · Rare
Red-capped Cardinal
LC

Red-capped Cardinal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Paroaria gularis

<5% · Rare
Silver-beaked Tanager
LC

Silver-beaked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus carbo

30–40% · Possible
Blue-gray Saltator
LC

Blue-gray Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator coerulescens

20–30% · Possible
Sayaca Tanager

Sayaca Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis sayaca

10–20% · With luck
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

10–20% · With luck
Rusty-collared Seedeater
LC

Rusty-collared Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila collaris

5–10% · With luck
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

5–10% · With luck
Chestnut-vented Conebill
LC

Chestnut-vented Conebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Conirostrum speciosum

5–10% · Rare
Blue-black Grassquit
LC

Blue-black Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Volatinia jacarina

5–10% · Rare
Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

5–10% · Rare
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
LC

Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila angolensis

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
60–70
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
50–60
Jul
50–60
Aug
30–40
Sep
40–50
Oct
40–50
Nov
50–60
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 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
60–70%
2 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
40–50%
3 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
20–30%
4 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
5 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-billed Cardinal in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?

About 48% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Cardinal sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, based on 1,275 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-billed Cardinal in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas?

May has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-billed Cardinal in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas in our monthly data.

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