Diglossa sittoides
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The rusty flowerpiercer (Diglossa sittoides) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berlin Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 2 | Aquarium Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty Flowerpiercer sighting in Cochabamba on a given day, based on 27 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 61st most-seen of the 112 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty Flowerpiercer in Cochabamba on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May and September, the lowest months. Those are among Cochabamba's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 100 mm in January.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rusty Flowerpiercer 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 Rusty Flowerpiercer sightings, Cochabamba ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Bogota (Colombia, about 30%) and Quito (Ecuador, about 20%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Rusty Flowerpiercer that you can see in Cochabamba (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Sayaca Tanager (about 60%), Saffron Finch (about 60%) and Golden-billed Saltator (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rusty Flowerpiercer is recorded against all the birds logged in Cochabamba (27 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.
