Microspingus melanoleucus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The black-capped warbling finch (Microspingus melanoleucus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and western Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 4 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Warbling-Finch sighting in Rosario on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 79th most-seen of the 121 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.
May and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Warbling-Finch in Rosario on a given day, against under 5% in March and July–August, the lowest months. Those are among Rosario's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 150 mm in March.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-capped Warbling-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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Black-capped Warbling-Finch sightings, Rosario ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 20%), Cordoba (Argentina, about 10%) and Asuncion (Paraguay, about 10%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Black-capped Warbling-Finch that you can see in Rosario (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Saffron Finch (about 60%), Yellow-billed Cardinal (about 40%) and Brazilian Cardinal (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-capped Warbling-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Rosario (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.
