Euphonia cyanocephala
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The golden-rumped euphonia (Chlorophonia cyanocephala) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and formerly was also found on Trinidad.
The golden-rumped euphonia has a complicated taxonomic history. It was originally described in 1819 with the binomial Pipra cyanocephala, mistakenly identifying it as a manakin. It was eventually reassigned to genus Euphonia that had been erected in 1806.
For a time the golden-rumped euphonia, the elegant euphonia (now C. elegantissima), and the Hispaniolan euphonia (now C. musica) were treated as a single species called the blue-hooded euphonia. They were separated by 1998 and formed a superspecies. Following further studies, in the early 2020s those three species were reassigned by most taxonomic systems to their present genus Chlorophonia that had been erected in 1851. The first version of AviList (2025) also places the golden-rumped euphonia in Chlorophonia. However, as of 2025 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World retains it in Euphonia.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-rumped Euphonia sighting in Amboró National Park on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 127th most-seen of the 273 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January, August–September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-rumped Euphonia in Amboró National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–May, July, October and December, the lowest months. June has too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-rumped Euphonia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
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Of the 7 parks where we can rate Golden-rumped Euphonia sightings, Amboró National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%) and Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
Same genus: Euphonia
The closest relatives of the Golden-rumped Euphonia that you can see in Amboró National Park (genus Euphonia, Typical Euphonias) are Thick-billed Euphonia (about 20%), Purple-throated Euphonia (about 20%) and Bronze-green Euphonia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-rumped Euphonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Amboró National Park (25 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
