Yellow-billed Cardinal

Yellow-billed Cardinal

Paroaria capitata

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
at Rosario

In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%

116 Verified sightings at Rosario
2,401 In all 7 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Yellow-billed Cardinal

The yellow-billed cardinal (Paroaria capitata) is a bird species in the tanager family (Thraupidae). It is not very closely related to the cardinals proper (Cardinalidae). It occurs in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay, and northern Argentina and has been introduced on the island of Hawaiʻi. It breeds in moist shrubland. The yellow-billed cardinal could be easily confused with the red-crested cardinal. The yellow-billed cardinal does not have a crest.

Media related to Paroaria capitata at Wikimedia Commons Yellow-billed cardinal videos, photos & sounds on the Internet Bird Collection Stamps (for Brazil, Paraguay) with range map Yellow-billed cardinal photo gallery VIREO Photo Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:24

Argentina · 2024

© Luciano Buck · XC973327 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:30

Uruguay · 2023

© Pedro Rinaldi · XC838743 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Flight call0:06

Brazil · 2020

© Luiz C. Silva · XC594645 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~70%
2 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~60%
3 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
4 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
5 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
7 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rosario 🇦🇷 Argentina
~40%
2 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
3 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
~10%
4 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Warsaw Zoo 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity
2 Reid Park Zoo 🇺🇸 United States In captivity
3 herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity
4 akwarium warszawskiego ZOO 🇵🇱 Poland In captivity

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-billed Cardinal in Rosario?

Likely

About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Cardinal sighting in Rosario on a given day, based on 116 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 25th most-seen of the 121 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Yellow-billed Cardinal in Rosario?

April

In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Cardinal in Rosario on a given day, against about 30% in January, July–August and November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Yellow-billed Cardinal?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-billed Cardinal 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 Rosario the best place to see a Yellow-billed Cardinal?

Yes

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Yellow-billed Cardinal sightings, Rosario has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 10%) and Asuncion (Paraguay, about 10%).

Where does the Yellow-billed Cardinal sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Yellow-billed Cardinal is recorded against all the birds logged in Rosario (116 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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