Coryphospingus pileatus
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The grey pileated finch (Coryphospingus pileatus), also known as the pileated finch, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, and possibly Bolivia and French Guiana.
The grey pileated finch was first described in 1821 by the German naturalist Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied with the binomial Fringilla pileata. In 1851 Jean Cabanis erected the genus Coryphospingus for pileatus and what is now the red pileated finch (C. cucullatus). The old and new genera were in the finch family Fringillidae but several early twentieth century studies showed that Coryphospingus belonged in its present tanager family. The two pileated "finches" form a superspecies and hybridize where their ranges overlap. The genera Coryphospingus, Lanio, Eucometis, and Tachyphonus are closely related.
The grey pileated finch has these three subspecies: It has a shortish tail and a longish bill. The... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Pileated Finch sighting in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 110th most-seen of the 186 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Pileated Finch in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months. That is one of Valencia, Venezuela's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 5 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pileated 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 3 cities where we can rate Pileated Finch sightings, Valencia, Venezuela ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Belo Horizonte (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Pileated Finch that you can see in Valencia, Venezuela (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Blue-gray Tanager (about 90%), Saffron Finch (about 60%) and Bananaquit (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pileated Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Valencia, Venezuela (18 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.
