Tawny-capped Euphonia

Tawny-capped Euphonia

Euphonia anneae

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Chagres National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

226 Verified sightings at Chagres National Park From 2019 to 2026
8,198 In all 10 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Tawny-capped Euphonia

The tawny-capped euphonia (Euphonia anneae) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama. The tawny-capped euphonia was originally described by John Cassin in 1865 with its current binomial Euphonia anneae (though spelled Euphonia Anneae). The specific epithet anneae honors the wife of Cassin's friend, the zoologist Daniel Giraud Elliot. At the time, the genus Euphonia was a member of the family Thraupidae, the "true" tanagers. Multiple studies in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries resulted in Euphonia being reassigned to its present place in the family Fringillidae. The tawny-capped euphonia and the orange-bellied euphonia (E. xanthogaster) form a superspecies.

The tawny-cappeded euphonia is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs about 15 g (0.53 oz). It is a small euphonia with a thick bill. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a rich rufous-chestnut crown. The rest of... Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Panama · 2024

© Scott Olmstead · XC957081 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:20

Panama · 2020

© Yoann Blanchon · XC538981 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Costa Rica · 2020

© Brendan Sloan · XC569594 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
2 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
3 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
4 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
5 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
9 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Tawny-capped Euphonia in Chagres National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-capped Euphonia sighting in Chagres National Park on a given day, based on 226 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 85th most-seen of the 372 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Tawny-capped Euphonia in Chagres National Park?

October

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-capped Euphonia in Chagres National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February to May, the lowest months. That is one of Chagres National Park's wettest months, with about 290 mm of rain against 30 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Tawny-capped Euphonia?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tawny-capped Euphonia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Chagres National Park the best place to see a Tawny-capped Euphonia?

2nd of 10

Of the 10 parks where we can rate Tawny-capped Euphonia sightings, Chagres National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Tawny-capped Euphonia live in Chagres National Park?

Same genus: Euphonia

The closest relatives of the Tawny-capped Euphonia that you can see in Chagres National Park (genus Euphonia, Typical Euphonias) are Thick-billed Euphonia (about 60%), Fulvous-vented Euphonia (about 50%) and Yellow-crowned Euphonia (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Tawny-capped Euphonia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Tawny-capped Euphonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Chagres National Park (226 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.

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