Euphonia saturata
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The orange-crowned euphonia (Euphonia saturata) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The orange-crowned euphonia was originally described in 1861 with the binomial Phonasca saturata. It was eventually reassigned to genus Euphonia that had been erected in 1806. The genus Euphonia 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.
Some early twentieth century authors treated the orange-crowned euphonia, Finsch's euphonia (E. finschi), and the velvet-fronted euphonia (E. concinna) as conspecific. The orange-crowned euphonia is monotypic. The orange-crowned euphonia is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a deep orange-yellow crown. The rest of their head and their nape, throat, wings, and upperparts are glossy blue-black with a purplish tinge. The top side of their tail is blue-black and the underside dark gray. Their underparts from their breast to the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-crowned Euphonia sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 309th most-seen of the 542 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-crowned Euphonia in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-crowned Euphonia sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Orange-crowned Euphonia sightings, Farallones de Cali National Natural Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Machalilla National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).
Same genus: Euphonia
The closest relatives of the Orange-crowned Euphonia that you can see in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (genus Euphonia, Typical Euphonias) are Orange-bellied Euphonia (about 60%) and Thick-billed Euphonia (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-crowned Euphonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (56 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.
