Atlapetes pallidinucha
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The pale-naped brushfinch (Atlapetes pallidinucha) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The pale-naped brushfinch was formally described in 1840 with the binomial Tanagra (Arremon) pallidinucha. It was reassigned to its present genus Atlapetes in 1911.
The pale-naped brushfinch is about 18 cm (7.1 in) long and weighs about 21 to 40 g (0.74 to 1.4 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a wide pale cinnamon stripe from the forehead to the middle of the crown, a white rear crown and nape, and a black face. Their upperparts are dark slate gray and their wings and tail blackish. Their throat, breast, and belly are bright yellow. Their sides, flanks, and undertail coverts are washed with olivaceous to gray. Juveniles are duller overall than adults with a thin crown streak, a brownish wash on the upperparts, and dusky streaks on the breast. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-naped Brush-Finch sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 2,818 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 8th most-seen of the 424 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.
May–July and September–March
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Pale-naped Brush-Finch in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against about 30% in April and August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pale-naped Brush-Finch sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Pale-naped Brush-Finch sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 40%. The best odds are in Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, about 50%).
Same genus: Atlapetes
The closest relatives of the Pale-naped Brush-Finch that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (genus Atlapetes, Atlapetes Brushfinches) are Slaty Brush-Finch (about 20%) and White-naped Brush-Finch (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Pale-naped Brush-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (2,818 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.
