Atlapetes albinucha
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The white-naped brushfinch (Atlapetes albinucha), also known as the yellow-throated brushfinch, is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found from Mexico to Ecuador. The white-naped brushfinch was formally described in 1838 with the binomial Embernagra albinucha. Subsequent authors placed it in genus Buarremon or Arremon before it was assigned to its present Atlapetes.
The white-naped brushfinch's further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC and AviList assign it these seven subspecies: For most of the twentieth century all of the subspecies except the nominate A. a. albinucha were treated as subspecies within the binomial Atlapetes gutturalis... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 15 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-naped Brush-Finch sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 57 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 396th most-seen of the 503 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-naped Brush-Finch in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-naped Brush-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.
16th of 16
Of the 16 parks where we can rate White-naped Brush-Finch sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park ranks 16th at under 5%. The best odds are in La Tigra National Park (Honduras, about 30%), Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 30%) and Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Passerellidae
The closest relatives of the White-naped Brush-Finch that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Passerellidae, New World Sparrows) are Black-striped Sparrow (about 40%), Orange-billed Sparrow (about 30%) and Rufous-collared Sparrow (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-naped Brush-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (57 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.
