Hesperiphona abeillei
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The hooded grosbeak or Albiellé's grosbeak (Hesperiphona abeillei) is a passerine bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Mexico. The species was originally described by the French naturalist René Lesson in 1839 with the binomial Guiraca abaillei. It was later reassigned to genus Hesperiphona that Charles Lucien Bonaparte had erected in 1850. Still later it was assigned to genus Coccothraustes that Brisson had erected in 1760. By 2025 most taxonomic systems had restored it to genus Hesperiphona However, the American Ornithological Society (AOS) declined to make that change and retains the species in Cocothraustes.
The hooded grosbeak shares its genus with the evening grosbeak (H. vespertina). It has these four subspecies: It is 15 to 18.5 cm (5.9 to 7.3 in) long and weighs about 50 g (1.8 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Grosbeak sighting in Guatemala City on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 180th most-seen of the 220 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Grosbeak in Guatemala City on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hooded Grosbeak sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Guatemala City, in our data
Guatemala City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Hooded Grosbeak sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Fringillidae
The closest relatives of the Hooded Grosbeak that you can see in Guatemala City (family Fringillidae, Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) are Lesser Goldfinch (about 30%) and Black-headed Siskin (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hooded Grosbeak is recorded against all the birds logged in Guatemala City (15 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.
