Atlapetes latinuchus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The yellow-breasted brushfinch (Atlapetes latinuchus) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.. The yellow-breasted brushfinch has a complicated taxonomic history. It was formally described in 1855 with the binomial Buarremon latinuchus. During much of the twentieth century its several subspecies were treated as part of what was then called the "rufous-naped brushfinch" (A. rufinucha sensu lato). Since their separation A. rufinucha has been called the Bolivian brushfinch.
Most taxonomic systems assign the yellow-breasted brushfinch these eight subspecies: However, as of February 2026 the independent South American Classification Committee retains what the other systems call the black-fronted brushfinch (A. nigrifrons) as a ninth subspecies, but is seeking a proposal to reevaluate the decision.
Some authors have called Atlapetes latinuchus the "northern rufous-naped brushfinch" or the "cloud-forest brushfinch". The yellow-breasted brushfinch is about 17 cm (6.7 in) long and weighs about 16 to 31 g (0.56 to 1.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch sighting in Quito on a given day, based on 413 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 24th most-seen of the 167 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December and January
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch in Quito on a given day, against about 10% in May, July and October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-breasted Brush-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 Quito, in our data
Quito is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Quito (413 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.
