Grassland Yellow-Finch
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Grassland Yellow-Finch

Sicalis luteola

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Los Nevados National Natural Park
53 Verified records at Los Nevados National Natural Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The grassland yellow finch (Sicalis luteola) is a small passerine bird. Despite its name, it is not a finch, but is a seedeater. These were formerly united with the buntings and American sparrows in the Emberizidae, but are now known to be tanagers. It is a resident in tropical South America, from Colombia south and east to the Guianas and central Ecuador, Peru and Brazil. Birds which breed further south in Argentina and Uruguay migrate to Bolivia and southern Brazil, (the cerrado etc.), in the austral winter. There are also isolated populations in Central America and Mexico. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Grassland Yellow-Finch sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Los Nevados National Natural Park

Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

5–10% · With luck
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
LC

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anisognathus igniventris

40–50% · Likely
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
LC

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anisognathus lacrymosus

30–40% · Possible
Glossy Flowerpiercer
LC

Glossy Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa lafresnayii

30–40% · Possible
Masked Flowerpiercer
LC

Masked Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa cyanea

20–30% · Possible
Plumbeous Sierra Finch

Plumbeous Sierra Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Geospizopsis unicolor

20–30% · Possible
Hooded Mountain-Tanager
LC

Hooded Mountain-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Buthraupis montana

20–30% · Possible
Black Flowerpiercer
LC

Black Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa humeralis

10–20% · With luck
Blue-backed Conebill
LC

Blue-backed Conebill

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Conirostrum sitticolor

10–20% · With luck
Plain-colored Seedeater
LC

Plain-colored Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Catamenia inornata

10–20% · With luck
Páramo Seedeater
LC

Páramo Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Catamenia homochroa

10–20% · With luck
Golden Tanager
LC

Golden Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara arthus

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 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
30–40%
2 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
3 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
10–20%
4 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
5 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
6 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
7 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
8 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
9 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
10 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
11 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
12 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
13 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
14 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
15 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
16 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
17 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
18 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
19 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
20 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
21 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Grassland Yellow-Finch in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Grassland Yellow-Finch sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 53 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Grassland Yellow-Finch in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Grassland Yellow-Finch in Los Nevados National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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