Arremonops chloronotus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The green-backed sparrow (Arremonops chloronotus) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico. The green-backed sparrow was formally described in 1861 with the binomial Embernagra chloronatus. Eventually it was reassigned to genus Arremonops that Robert Ridgway erected in 1896, and for much of the first half of the twentieth century it was treated as conspecific with A. conirostris, now called the black-striped sparrow.
The green-backed sparrow is 15 to 16 cm (5.9 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 24 to 31 g (0.85 to 1.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a mostly slate gray head with wide black or brownish black strips on each side of the crown, a black or brownish spot in front of the eye, and a long black or brownish stripe behind the eye. Their upperparts, tail, and wings are bright olive green with canary yellow on the edge of the wings. Their chin and throat are dull white, their breast... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 5 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 8 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 9 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Sparrow sighting in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park on a given day, based on 97 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 130th most-seen of the 293 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Green-backed Sparrow in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, July and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park's wettest months, with about 310 mm of rain against 80 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-backed Sparrow sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Green-backed Sparrow sightings, Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%), Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 20%) and Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green-backed Sparrow is recorded against all the birds logged in Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (97 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.
