Sicalis columbiana
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The orange-fronted yellow finch (Sicalis columbiana) is a species of South American bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in semi-open areas, typically near water and sometimes near humans. The male closely resembles the saffron finch, but it is smaller, has a more contrasting orange front, and dusky lores. The female is overall olive-gray with whitish underparts, and yellow to the wings and tail. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agroflori Parque de las Aves | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Texas State Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Key West Butterfly and Nature Conservatory | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch sighting in Manaus on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 116 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May, August–September and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch in Manaus on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April, June–July and October, the lowest months.
Between 2 and 5 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-fronted Yellow-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.
Only Manaus, in our data
Manaus is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Manaus (33 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.
