Chlorophonia cyanea
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The blue-naped chlorophonia (Chlorophonia cyanea) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, Suriname, and Uruguay.
The blue-naped chlorophonia was originally described in 1822 with the binomial Pipra cyanea, mistakenly identifying it as a manakin. It was eventually reassigned to genus Chlorophonia that was erected in 1851. The genus Chlorophonia was long placed in the family Thraupidae, the "true" tanagers. Multiple studies in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries resulted in its being reassigned to its present place in the family Fringillidae.
The blue-naped chlorophonia has these seven subspecies: The blue-naped chlorophonia is a chunky, short-tailed, stubby-billed bird. It is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 11 to 15 g (0.39 to 0.53 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 8 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-naped Chlorophonia sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 441 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 101st most-seen of the 346 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July–October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-naped Chlorophonia in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, the lowest month.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-naped Chlorophonia 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 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Blue-naped Chlorophonia sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 30%), Amboró National Park (Bolivia, about 20%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Fringillidae
The closest relatives of the Blue-naped Chlorophonia that you can see in Iguaçu National Park (family Fringillidae, Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) are Purple-throated Euphonia (about 40%), Chestnut-bellied Euphonia (about 30%) and Violaceous Euphonia (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-naped Chlorophonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguaçu National Park (441 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
