Long-tailed Reed Finch
Donacospiza albifrons
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusDonacospiza
- SpeciesDonacospiza albifrons (Long-tailed Reed Finch)
The long-tailed reed finch (Donacospiza albifrons) is a species of South American bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of its genus Donacospiza. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are temperate grassland, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and swamps. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Serra dos Órgãos National Park
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Golden-chevroned Tanager
Thraupis ornata
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Green-headed Tanager
Tangara seledon
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Ruby-crowned Tanager
Tachyphonus coronatus
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Yellow-backed Tanager
Hemithraupis flavicollis
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Sooty Grassquit
Asemospiza fuliginosa
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Long-tailed Reed Finch at Serra dos Órgãos National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |