Phrygilus gayi
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The grey-hooded sierra finch (Phrygilus gayi) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temaikén | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-hooded Sierra-Finch sighting in Mendoza on a given day, based on 38 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 39th most-seen of the 69 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.
June and August–September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-hooded Sierra-Finch in Mendoza on a given day, against under 5% in January–May and November, the lowest months. Those are among Mendoza's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain a month against 50 mm in February.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey-hooded Sierra-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.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Grey-hooded Sierra-Finch sightings, Mendoza has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Santiago (Chile, about 10%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Grey-hooded Sierra-Finch that you can see in Mendoza (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Saffron Finch (about 70%), Blue-and-yellow Tanager (about 20%) and Brazilian Cardinal (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grey-hooded Sierra-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Mendoza (38 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.
