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Yellow-billed Cardinal

Paroaria capitata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Iberá National Park
333 Verified records at Iberá National Park
September 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 →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Cardinal sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 333 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park

Brazilian Cardinal

Brazilian Cardinal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Paroaria coronata

70–80% · Very likely
Great Pampa-Finch
LC

Great Pampa-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Embernagra platensis

60–70% · Likely
Sayaca Tanager

Sayaca Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis sayaca

50–60% · Likely
Blue-gray Saltator
LC

Blue-gray Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator coerulescens

50–60% · Likely
Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

40–50% · Likely
Rusty-collared Seedeater
LC

Rusty-collared Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila collaris

30–40% · Possible
Yellow Cardinal
EN

Yellow Cardinal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Gubernatrix cristata

30–40% · Possible
Grassland Yellow-Finch
LC

Grassland Yellow-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis luteola

30–40% · Possible
Lesser Grass-Finch
LC

Lesser Grass-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emberizoides ypiranganus

20–30% · Possible
Green-winged Saltator
LC

Green-winged Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator similis

20–30% · Possible
Golden-billed Saltator
LC

Golden-billed Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator aurantiirostris

20–30% · Possible
Long-tailed Reed Finch
LC

Long-tailed Reed Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Donacospiza albifrons

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
20–30
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 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 Iberá National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Cardinal sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 333 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-billed Cardinal in Iberá National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-billed Cardinal in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.

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