Peucaea botterii
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Botteri's sparrow (Peucaea botterii) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found from the southwestern United States to Costa Rica. The Botteri's sparrow was formally described in 1858 with the binomial Zonotrichia botterii. Its specific epithet and eventual English name honor Matteo Botteri, who collected the type specimen. It was later reassigned to genus Aimophila. Genus Peucaea had earlier been merged into Aimophila; in 2010 taxonomic systems began restoring Peucaea to generic status and moved Botteri's sparrow and several other species from Aimophila to it.
The further taxonomy of Botteri's sparrow is unsettled. The IOC and AviList assign it these eight subspecies: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Botteri's Sparrow sighting in Puebla on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 99th most-seen of the 164 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.
July and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Botteri's Sparrow in Puebla on a given day, against under 5% in October to June, the lowest months. Those are among Puebla's wettest months, with about 160 mm of rain a month against 10 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Botteri's Sparrow 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 Botteri's Sparrow sightings, Puebla has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Mexico City (México, under 5%).
Same family: Passerellidae
The closest relatives of the Botteri's Sparrow that you can see in Puebla (family Passerellidae, New World Sparrows) are Canyon Towhee (about 60%), Chipping Sparrow (about 50%) and Song Sparrow (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Botteri's Sparrow is recorded against all the birds logged in Puebla (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.
