Microspingus melanoleucus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The black-capped warbling finch (Microspingus melanoleucus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and western Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 4 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Warbling-Finch sighting in Asuncion on a given day, based on 189 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 76th most-seen of the 224 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Warbling-Finch in Asuncion on a given day, against about 10% in June to April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-capped Warbling-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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Black-capped Warbling-Finch sightings, Asuncion ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 20%) and Cordoba (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Black-capped Warbling-Finch that you can see in Asuncion (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Sayaca Tanager (about 80%), Blue-gray Saltator (about 80%) and Saffron Finch (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-capped Warbling-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Asuncion (189 verified sightings), 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.
