Hesperiphona abeillei
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The hooded grosbeak or Albiellé's grosbeak (Hesperiphona abeillei) is a passerine bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Mexico. The species was originally described by the French naturalist René Lesson in 1839 with the binomial Guiraca abaillei. It was later reassigned to genus Hesperiphona that Charles Lucien Bonaparte had erected in 1850. Still later it was assigned to genus Coccothraustes that Brisson had erected in 1760. By 2025 most taxonomic systems had restored it to genus Hesperiphona However, the American Ornithological Society (AOS) declined to make that change and retains the species in Cocothraustes.
The hooded grosbeak shares its genus with the evening grosbeak (H. vespertina). It has these four subspecies: It is 15 to 18.5 cm (5.9 to 7.3 in) long and weighs about 50 g (1.8 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Grosbeak sighting in El Triunfo on a given day, based on 33 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 130th most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Grosbeak in El Triunfo on a given day, against under 5% in November 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 Hooded Grosbeak sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hooded Grosbeak sightings, El Triunfo has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (Mexico, about 10%).
Same family: Fringillidae
The closest relatives of the Hooded Grosbeak that you can see in El Triunfo (family Fringillidae, Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) are Blue-crowned Chlorophonia (about 30%), Scrub Euphonia (about 30%) and Elegant Euphonia (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hooded Grosbeak is recorded against all the birds logged in El Triunfo (33 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.
