Arremon assimilis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The grey-browed brushfinch (Arremon assimilis) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela. The grey-browed brushfinch has a complicated taxonomic history. It was formally described in 1840 with the binomial Tanagra (Arrémon, Vieillot; Embernagra, Lesson) assimilis. It was later reassigned to the genus Buarremon that was later merged into genus Atlapetes. Further study resulted in Buarremon's being resurrected. Buarremon assimilis was later reassigned as one of many subspecies of what was then the "stripe-headed brushfinch" (Buarremon torquatus). In 2008 taxonomists began merging Buarremon into Arremon. Following a study published in 2010 and some earlier studies, taxonomists began splitting the "stripe-headed brushfinch" into eight species, one of which was the grey-browed brushfinch.
The grey-browed brushfinch has these four subspecies: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-browed Brushfinch sighting in Quito on a given day, based on 207 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th most-seen of the 167 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June–July and December–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-browed Brushfinch in Quito on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-browed Brushfinch 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 Gray-browed Brushfinch sightings, Quito has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Bogota (Colombia, under 5%).
Same family: Passerellidae
The closest relatives of the Gray-browed Brushfinch that you can see in Quito (family Passerellidae, New World Sparrows) are Rufous-collared Sparrow (about 90%), Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch (about 20%) and White-winged Brush-Finch (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-browed Brushfinch is recorded against all the birds logged in Quito (207 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.
