Chlorophonia occipitalis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The blue-crowned chlorophonia (Chlorophonia occipitalis) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. The blue-crowned chlorophonia was originally described in 1847 with the binomial Euphonia occipitalis. It was eventually reassigned to genus Chlorophonia that had been erected in 1851. The genus Chlorophonia was long placed in the family Thraupidae, the "true" tanagers. Multiple studies in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries resulted in its being reassigned to its present place in the family Fringillidae.
The blue-crowned chlorophonia and the golden-browed chlorophonia (C. callophrys) were for a time treated as conspecific and now form a superspecies. The blue-crowned chlorophonia is monotypic. The blue-crowned chlorophonia is a chunky, short-tailed, stubby-billed bird. It is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weighs 25 to 27.5 g (0.88 to 0.97 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a mostly shiny emerald-green head with a circular turquoise-blue patch in the center of the crown. Their throat and upper breast... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fish Spa Acuario Fantasia | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-crowned Chlorophonia sighting in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park on a given day, based on 26 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 230th most-seen of the 293 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-crowned Chlorophonia in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to January, the lowest months. Those are among Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park's driest months, with about 80 mm of rain a month against 360 mm in September.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-crowned Chlorophonia sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Blue-crowned Chlorophonia sightings, Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in El Triunfo (Mexico, about 30%), Cusuco National Park (Honduras, about 10%) and Celaque National Park (Honduras, under 5%).
Same family: Fringillidae
The closest relatives of the Blue-crowned Chlorophonia that you can see in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (family Fringillidae, Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) are Yellow-throated Euphonia (about 50%), Scrub Euphonia (about 10%) and Black-headed Siskin (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-crowned Chlorophonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (26 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.
