Euphonia anneae
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The tawny-capped euphonia (Euphonia anneae) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama. The tawny-capped euphonia was originally described by John Cassin in 1865 with its current binomial Euphonia anneae (though spelled Euphonia Anneae). The specific epithet anneae honors the wife of Cassin's friend, the zoologist Daniel Giraud Elliot. At the time, the genus Euphonia was a member of the family Thraupidae, the "true" tanagers. Multiple studies in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries resulted in Euphonia being reassigned to its present place in the family Fringillidae. The tawny-capped euphonia and the orange-bellied euphonia (E. xanthogaster) form a superspecies.
The tawny-cappeded euphonia is 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs about 15 g (0.53 oz). It is a small euphonia with a thick bill. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a rich rufous-chestnut crown. The rest of... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-capped Euphonia sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, based on 488 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 147th most-seen of the 412 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-capped Euphonia in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January–September and November, the lowest months. Those are among Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve's wettest months, with about 330 mm of rain a month against 45 mm in March.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tawny-capped Euphonia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 10
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Tawny-capped Euphonia sightings, Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%), Chagres National Park (Panama, about 20%) and Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same genus: Euphonia
The closest relatives of the Tawny-capped Euphonia that you can see in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (genus Euphonia, Typical Euphonias) 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 Tawny-capped Euphonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (488 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.
