Mourning Sierra-Finch
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Mourning Sierra-Finch

Rhopospina fruticeti

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
70–80% · Very likely
overall probability at Lauca National Park
675 Verified records at Lauca National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The mourning sierra finch (Rhopospina fruticeti) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru and has been recorded as a vagrant to Brazil and the Falkland Islands. Wikipedia →

70–80% of wildlife watchers report a Mourning Sierra-Finch sighting in Lauca National Park, based on 675 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Lauca National Park

Black-hooded Sierra-Finch
LC

Black-hooded Sierra-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Phrygilus atriceps

70–80% · Very likely
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch
LC

Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geospizopsis plebejus

60–70% · Likely
Greenish Yellow-Finch
LC

Greenish Yellow-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis olivascens

60–70% · Likely
Band-tailed Seedeater
LC

Band-tailed Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Catamenia analis

50–60% · Likely
Blue-and-yellow Tanager

Blue-and-yellow Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rauenia bonariensis

40–50% · Likely
Cinereous Conebill
LC

Cinereous Conebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Conirostrum cinereum

40–50% · Likely
White-winged Diuca-Finch

White-winged Diuca-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Idiopsar speculifer

30–40% · Possible
Plumbeous Sierra Finch

Plumbeous Sierra Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geospizopsis unicolor

30–40% · Possible
Black-throated Flowerpiercer
LC

Black-throated Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa brunneiventris

30–40% · Possible
White-throated Sierra-Finch

White-throated Sierra-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Idiopsar erythronotus

10–20% · With luck
Bright-rumped Yellow Finch
LC

Bright-rumped Yellow Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis uropigyalis

5–10% · With luck
Tamarugo Conebill
LC

Tamarugo Conebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Conirostrum tamarugense

5–10% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

80–90
Jan
60–70
Feb
80–90
Mar
70–80
Apr
70–80
May
70–80
Jun
70–80
Jul
70–80
Aug
60–70
Sep
70–80
Oct
80–90
Nov
70–80
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 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
70–80%
2 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
70–80%
3 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
4 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
5 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
6 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
7 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Mourning Sierra-Finch in Lauca National Park?

About 77% of wildlife watchers report a Mourning Sierra-Finch sighting in Lauca National Park, based on 675 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Mourning Sierra-Finch in Lauca National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Mourning Sierra-Finch in Lauca National Park in our monthly data.

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