Phrygilus gayi
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The grey-hooded sierra finch (Phrygilus gayi) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temaikén | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-hooded Sierra-Finch sighting in Santiago on a given day, based on 498 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 38th most-seen of the 110 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Grey-hooded Sierra-Finch in Santiago on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months. Those are among Santiago's wettest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 5 mm in December.
Between 11 am and 2 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Grey-hooded Sierra-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.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Grey-hooded Sierra-Finch sightings, Santiago ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Mendoza (Argentina, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Grey-hooded Sierra-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Santiago (498 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.
