Blue-naped Chlorophonia

Blue-naped Chlorophonia

Chlorophonia cyanea

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LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Rio de Janeiro

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

28 Verified sightings at Rio de Janeiro
1,900 In all 13 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Blue-naped Chlorophonia

The blue-naped chlorophonia (Chlorophonia cyanea) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, Suriname, and Uruguay.

The blue-naped chlorophonia was originally described in 1822 with the binomial Pipra cyanea, mistakenly identifying it as a manakin. It was eventually reassigned to genus Chlorophonia that was erected in 1851. The genus Chlorophonia was long placed in the family Thraupidae, the "true" tanagers. Multiple studies in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries resulted in its being reassigned to its present place in the family Fringillidae.

The blue-naped chlorophonia has these seven subspecies: The blue-naped chlorophonia is a chunky, short-tailed, stubby-billed bird. It is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 11 to 15 g (0.39 to 0.53 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:19

Brazil · 2021

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC678086 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:17

Bolivia · 2021

© Jacob Wijpkema · XC639254 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:55

Brazil · 2020

© Caio Brito · XC600134 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
2 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~20%
3 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
4 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
7 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
8 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
9 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
10 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
11 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
12 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
13 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
2 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
3 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-naped Chlorophonia in Rio de Janeiro?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-naped Chlorophonia sighting in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 191st most-seen of the 278 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Blue-naped Chlorophonia in Rio de Janeiro?

June

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-naped Chlorophonia in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, against under 5% in July to May, the lowest months. That is one of Rio de Janeiro's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 230 mm in December.

What time of day is best to see a Blue-naped Chlorophonia?

Between noon and 3 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-naped Chlorophonia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Rio de Janeiro the best place to see a Blue-naped Chlorophonia?

Yes

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Blue-naped Chlorophonia sightings, Rio de Janeiro has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Belo Horizonte (Brazil, under 5%) and Porto Alegre (Brazil, under 5%).

Where does the Blue-naped Chlorophonia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blue-naped Chlorophonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Rio de Janeiro (28 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.

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