Rufous-collared Sparrow

Zonotrichia capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderPasseriformes
FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
GenusZonotrichia (Zonotrichia Sparrows)
SpeciesZonotrichia capensis (Rufous-collared Sparrow)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Yasuní National Park

1 Verified records at Yasuní National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The rufous-collared sparrow or Andean sparrow (Zonotrichia capensis) is an American sparrow found in a wide range of habitats, often near humans, from the extreme south-east of Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean. It has diverse vocalizations, which have been intensely studied since the 1970s, particularly by Paul Handford and Stephen C. Lougheed (UWO), Fernando Nottebohm (Rockefeller University) and Pablo Luis Tubaro (UBA). Local names for this bird include the Portuguese tico-tico and mariquinha, the Aymara Pichitanka the Spanish copetón ("tufted") in Colombia, as well as chingolo and chincol, comemaíz "corn eater" in Costa Rica, chincol in Chile and Cigua de Constanza in the Dominican Republic. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

Ammodramus aurifrons

5–10% · With luck

Arremon aurantiirostris

Insufficient data

Psarocolius angustifrons

60–70% · Likely

Cacicus cela

60–70% · Likely

Tyrannus melancholicus

40–50% · Likely

Pitangus sulphuratus

40–50% · Likely

Tachycineta albiventer

Cyanocorax violaceus

Thraupis episcopus

Thraupis palmarum

Pitangus lictor

Megarynchus pitangua

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Rufous-collared Sparrow at Yasuní National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	80–90%
2	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	80–90%
3	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	80–90%
4	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	80–90%
5	Tierra del Fuego National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	80–90%
6	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	70–80%
7	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	70–80%
8	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	70–80%
9	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	70–80%
10	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	70–80%
11	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	70–80%
12	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	70–80%
13	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	60–70%
14	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	60–70%
15	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
16	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	60–70%
17	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	60–70%
18	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	60–70%
19	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	50–60%
20	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	50–60%
21	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	50–60%
22	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	50–60%
23	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	40–50%
24	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	40–50%
25	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	40–50%
26	Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	40–50%
27	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	30–40%
28	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	30–40%
29	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	30–40%
30	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	20–30%
31	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	20–30%
32	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
33	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	10–20%
34	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
35	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	10–20%
36	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	10–20%
37	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	10–20%
38	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5–10%
39	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	5–10%
40	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
41	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	5–10%
42	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	5–10%
43	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	5–10%
44	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
45	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
46	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
47	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
48	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
51	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
52	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
53	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
55	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
56	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
57	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
58	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data

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Rufous-collared Sparrow

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

Yellow-browed Sparrow

Orange-billed Sparrow

Russet-backed Oropendola

Yellow-rumped Cacique

Tropical Kingbird

Great Kiskadee

White-winged Swallow

Violaceous Jay

Blue-gray Tanager

Palm Tanager

Lesser Kiskadee

Boat-billed Flycatcher

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found