Geospizopsis unicolor
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The plumbeous sierra finch (Geospizopsis unicolor) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and pastureland.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Plumbeous Sierra-Finch sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, based on 484 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 20th most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and July–September
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Plumbeous Sierra-Finch in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, against about 20% in December, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plumbeous Sierra-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.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Plumbeous Sierra-Finch sightings, Chingaza National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Lauca National Park (Chile, about 50%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Plumbeous Sierra-Finch that you can see in Chingaza National Natural Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (about 80%), Masked Flowerpiercer (about 60%) and Rufous-browed Conebill (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plumbeous Sierra-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Chingaza National Natural Park (484 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.
