Saffron Finch
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Saffron Finch

Sicalis flaveola

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Machalilla National Park
472 Verified records at Machalilla National Park
May 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 →

50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Saffron Finch sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 472 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park

Sulphur-throated Finch
LC

Sulphur-throated Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis taczanowskii

Insufficient data
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

50–60% · Likely
Streaked Saltator
LC

Streaked Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator striatipectus

40–50% · Likely
Variable Seedeater
LC

Variable Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila corvina

40–50% · Possible
Crimson-breasted Finch
LC

Crimson-breasted Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Rhodospingus cruentus

20–30% · Possible
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

20–30% · Possible
Flame-rumped Tanager
LC

Flame-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus flammigerus

10–20% · With luck
Buff-throated Saltator
LC

Buff-throated Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator maximus

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-tufted Dacnis
LC

Yellow-tufted Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dacnis egregia

10–20% · With luck
Chestnut-throated Seedeater
LC

Chestnut-throated Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila telasco

10–20% · With luck
Collared Warbling-Finch
LC

Collared Warbling-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poospiza hispaniolensis

10–20% · With luck
Lemon-rumped Tanager

Lemon-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus icteronotus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
30–40
Mar
50–60
Apr
60–70
May
50–60
Jun
40–50
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
40–50
Nov
60–70
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 Machalilla National Park?

About 52% of wildlife watchers report a Saffron Finch sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 472 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Saffron Finch in Machalilla National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Saffron Finch in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.

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