Sicalis columbiana
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The orange-fronted yellow finch (Sicalis columbiana) is a species of South American bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in semi-open areas, typically near water and sometimes near humans. The male closely resembles the saffron finch, but it is smaller, has a more contrasting orange front, and dusky lores. The female is overall olive-gray with whitish underparts, and yellow to the wings and tail. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agroflori Parque de las Aves | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Texas State Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory | 🇺🇸 United States |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch sighting in Anavilhanas National Park on a given day, based on 106 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 291 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch in Anavilhanas National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February to May, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Anavilhanas National Park, in our data
Anavilhanas National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch that you can see in Anavilhanas National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Silver-beaked Tanager (about 40%), Blue-gray Tanager (about 40%) and Bananaquit (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Anavilhanas National Park (106 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.
