Thick-billed Euphonia

Thick-billed Euphonia

Euphonia laniirostris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Cali

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

457 Verified sightings at Cali
9,903 In all 28 parks From 2019 to 2026
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Thick-billed Euphonia

The thick-billed euphonia (Euphonia laniirostris) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. The thick-billed euphonia was originally described in 1837 with its current binomial Euphonia laniirostris (though spelled as "E. lanii rostris"). The genus Euphonia had long been 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 thick-billed euphonia has these five subspecies: Subspecies E. l. melanura was originally described as a full species. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:39

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1186211 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:07

Colombia · 2021

© Erick Nicolás Patiño Acosta · XC649646 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Recording0:08

Colombia · 2020

© Javier Ricardo Salamanca-Reyes · XC580696 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~60%
2 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~30%
3 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~30%
4 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
5 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
6 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~20%
7 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
8 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
9 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
10 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
11 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
12 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
13 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
14 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
15 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
16 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
17 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
18 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
19 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
20 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
21 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
22 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
23 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
24 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
26 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
27 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
28 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
~30%
2 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
3 Valencia 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
4 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
5 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
6 Manaus 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
7 Guayaquil 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Bronx Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
2 Parque de las Leyendas 🇵🇪 Peru In captivity
3 The Living Planet Aquarium 🇺🇸 United States In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Thick-billed Euphonia in Cali?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Thick-billed Euphonia sighting in Cali on a given day, based on 457 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 36th most-seen of the 226 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Thick-billed Euphonia in Cali?

May–June and September–January

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Thick-billed Euphonia in Cali on a given day, against about 10% in February, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Thick-billed Euphonia?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thick-billed 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 Cali the best place to see a Thick-billed Euphonia?

2nd of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Thick-billed Euphonia sightings, Cali ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Medellín (Colombia, about 30%).

Where does the Thick-billed Euphonia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Thick-billed Euphonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Cali (457 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.

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