Black-capped Warbling-Finch

Black-capped Warbling-Finch

Microspingus melanoleucus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at El Impenetrable National Park

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

179 Verified sightings at El Impenetrable National Park From 2019 to 2026
576 In all 3 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Black-capped Warbling-Finch

The black-capped warbling finch (Microspingus melanoleucus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and western Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:21

Argentina · 2022

© Rolf A. de By · XC989655 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Recording0:14

Uruguay · 2024

© Guillermo Menéndez (gmmv80) · XC902425 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song1:00

Argentina · 2023

© Bernard BOUSQUET · XC825231 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~50%
2 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~50%
3 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
2 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
3 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
~10%
4 Rosario 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Black-capped Warbling-Finch in El Impenetrable National Park?

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Warbling-Finch sighting in El Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 179 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 23rd most-seen of the 219 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Black-capped Warbling-Finch in El Impenetrable National Park?

April, July and October

In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Warbling-Finch in El Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against about 40% in January–March, May and November, the lowest months. December has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Black-capped Warbling-Finch?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-capped Warbling-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 El Impenetrable National Park the best place to see a Black-capped Warbling-Finch?

Among the best

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Black-capped Warbling-Finch sightings, El Impenetrable National Park ranks 2nd at about 50%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 50%).

Where does the Black-capped Warbling-Finch sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Black-capped Warbling-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in El Impenetrable National Park (179 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.

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