Where to see
Spinus psaltria
Saguaro National Park leads · 17 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Lesser Goldfinch during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Guadalupe Mountains National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Joshua Tree National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 14 | Big Bend National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 16 | Cabo Pulmo National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 17 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
Saguaro National Park
In Saguaro National Park, United States, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Lesser Goldfinch sighting on a given day, the highest of the 17 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Death Valley National Park and more
After Saguaro National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Lesser Goldfinch are in Death Valley National Park (United States, about 40%), Guadalupe Mountains National Park (United States, about 40%) and Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 30%). Outside North America, the best option is Volcán Barú National Park in Central America (about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are September in Saguaro National Park (about 70%), October in Death Valley National Park (about 60%) and June in Guadalupe Mountains National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Lesser Goldfinch on a given day. Each park's Lesser Goldfinch page has the full month-by-month chart.
