Spinus notatus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The black-headed siskin (Spinus notatus) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Mexico, Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. The black-headed siskin was originally described in 1847 with the binomial Carduelis notata. It was later moved to what was then the subgenus Spinus within genus Carduelis. Beginning in about 2009 the subgenus was elevated to full genus level and the black-capped siskin, the rest of the New World siskins, and the goldfinches were therefore elevated to now-genus Spinus.
The black-headed siskin has these three subspecies: The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies S. n. notatus have a black head and upper breast. Their nape, back, and scapulars are yellowish olive-green with mostly hidden black spots in the middle of the feathers. Their rump and uppertail coverts are yellow. Their tail is mostly... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Siskin sighting in El Triunfo on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 160th most-seen of the 221 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.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Siskin in El Triunfo on a given day, against under 5% in February and December, the lowest months. That is one of El Triunfo's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain against 420 mm in June. June has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-headed Siskin sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Black-headed Siskin sightings, El Triunfo ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (Mexico, about 20%) and Celaque National Park (Honduras, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-headed Siskin is recorded against all the birds logged in El Triunfo (24 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.
