Chlorophonia occipitalis
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The blue-crowned chlorophonia (Chlorophonia occipitalis) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Nicaragua. The blue-crowned chlorophonia was originally described in 1847 with the binomial Euphonia occipitalis. It was eventually reassigned to genus Chlorophonia that had been 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-crowned chlorophonia and the golden-browed chlorophonia (C. callophrys) were for a time treated as conspecific and now form a superspecies. The blue-crowned chlorophonia is monotypic. The blue-crowned chlorophonia is a chunky, short-tailed, stubby-billed bird. It is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weighs 25 to 27.5 g (0.88 to 0.97 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a mostly shiny emerald-green head with a circular turquoise-blue patch in the center of the crown. Their throat and upper breast... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fish Spa Acuario Fantasia | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-crowned Chlorophonia sighting in El Triunfo on a given day, based on 78 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 58th most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-crowned Chlorophonia in El Triunfo on a given day, against about 10% in November to February, 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 Blue-crowned Chlorophonia sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Blue-crowned Chlorophonia sightings, El Triunfo has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Cusuco National Park (Honduras, about 10%) and Celaque National Park (Honduras, under 5%).
Same family: Fringillidae
The closest relatives of the Blue-crowned Chlorophonia that you can see in El Triunfo (family Fringillidae, Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) are Scrub Euphonia (about 30%), Elegant Euphonia (about 20%) and Yellow-throated Euphonia (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-crowned Chlorophonia is recorded against all the birds logged in El Triunfo (78 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.
