Geospizopsis unicolor
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The plumbeous sierra finch (Geospizopsis unicolor) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland and pastureland.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Plumbeous Sierra-Finch sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 2,531 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March and August–September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Plumbeous Sierra-Finch in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against about 20% in June, the lowest month.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plumbeous Sierra-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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Plumbeous Sierra-Finch sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Lauca National Park (Chile, about 50%) and Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, about 40%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Plumbeous Sierra-Finch that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager (about 50%), Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (about 50%) and Glossy Flowerpiercer (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plumbeous Sierra-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (2,531 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.
