Hesperiphona abeillei
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 68th most-seen of the 103 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and May
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Grosbeak in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca on a given day, against under 5% in October and December–February, the lowest months. Those are among Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 270 mm in July. April and June–September have 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.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Hooded Grosbeak sightings, Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in El Triunfo (Mexico, about 10%).
Same family: Fringillidae
The closest relatives of the Hooded Grosbeak that you can see in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (family Fringillidae, Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) are House Finch (about 40%), Pine Siskin (about 40%) and Lesser Goldfinch (about 30%), 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 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (15 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.
