White-naped Brush-Finch

White-naped Brush-Finch

Atlapetes albinucha

Silhouette: L. Shyamal · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at San José

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

285 Verified sightings at San José
6,345 In all 16 parks From 2019 to 2026
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-naped Brush-Finch

The white-naped brushfinch (Atlapetes albinucha), also known as the yellow-throated brushfinch, is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found from Mexico to Ecuador. The white-naped brushfinch was formally described in 1838 with the binomial Embernagra albinucha. Subsequent authors placed it in genus Buarremon or Arremon before it was assigned to its present Atlapetes.

The white-naped brushfinch's further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC and AviList assign it these seven subspecies: For most of the twentieth century all of the subspecies except the nominate A. a. albinucha were treated as subspecies within the binomial Atlapetes gutturalis... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:26

Guatemala · 2024

© Peter Boesman · XC879974 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:25

Colombia · 2020

© Jerome Fischer · XC577151 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:20

Colombia · 2019

© David Monroy Rengifo · XC456665 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
2 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
3 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
4 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
7 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
8 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
9 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
10 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
15 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
16 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Guatemala City 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~10%
2 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
3 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-naped Brush-Finch in San José?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-naped Brush-Finch sighting in San José on a given day, based on 285 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 142nd most-seen of the 379 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 White-naped Brush-Finch in San José?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-naped Brush-Finch in San José on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a White-naped Brush-Finch?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-naped 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.

Is San José the best place to see a White-naped Brush-Finch?

2nd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate White-naped Brush-Finch sightings, San José ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Guatemala City (Guatemala, about 10%).

Where does the White-naped Brush-Finch sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-naped Brush-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in San José (285 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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