Paroaria capitata
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The yellow-billed cardinal (Paroaria capitata) is a bird species in the tanager family (Thraupidae). It is not very closely related to the cardinals proper (Cardinalidae). It occurs in Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay, and northern Argentina and has been introduced on the island of Hawaiʻi. It breeds in moist shrubland. The yellow-billed cardinal could be easily confused with the red-crested cardinal. The yellow-billed cardinal does not have a crest.
Media related to Paroaria capitata at Wikimedia Commons Yellow-billed cardinal videos, photos & sounds on the Internet Bird Collection Stamps (for Brazil, Paraguay) with range map Yellow-billed cardinal photo gallery VIREO Photo
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Hawaii Volcanoes National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 4 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warsaw Zoo | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 2 | Reid Park Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | herpetarium warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 4 | akwarium warszawskiego ZOO | 🇵🇱 Poland |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Cardinal sighting in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on a given day, based on 381 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 11th most-seen of the 29 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September to November
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Cardinal in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park on a given day, against about 20% in May, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-billed Cardinal 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 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Yellow-billed Cardinal sightings, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park ranks 3rd at about 40%. The best odds are in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (Brazil, about 70%) and El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 60%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-billed Cardinal is recorded against all the birds logged in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (381 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.
