Chlorophonia callophrys
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In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The golden-browed chlorophonia (Chlorophonia callophrys) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. The golden-browed chlorophonia was originally described by Jean Cabanis in 1861 with the binomial Triglyphidia callophrys. Cabanis stated that the genus Triglyphidia "probably means 'with three small notches' ".
The golden-browed chlorophonia and the blue-crowned chlorophonia (Chlorophonia occipitalis) were for a time treated as conspecific and now form a superspecies. The genus Chlorophonia 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.
The golden-browed chlorophonia is monotypic. The blue-crowned chlorophonia is a chunky, short-tailed, stubby-billed bird. It is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weighs about 24 g (0.85 oz). The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have pale violet-blue crown and nape, under the crown a golden-yellow forehead and wide supercilium, and a turquoise eye-ring. The rest... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-browed Chlorophonia sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 4,799 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 412 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March, May, August and November
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-browed Chlorophonia in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against about 30% in April, June–July, September–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-browed Chlorophonia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Golden-browed Chlorophonia sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 2nd at about 40%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%).
Same family: Fringillidae
The closest relatives of the Golden-browed Chlorophonia that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (family Fringillidae, Finches, Euphonias, and Allies) are Yellow-throated Euphonia (about 40%), Yellow-crowned Euphonia (about 30%) and Elegant Euphonia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-browed Chlorophonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (4,799 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.
