Geospizopsis unicolor
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In 3 days ~10%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Plumbeous Sierra-Finch sighting in Nahuel Huapi National Park on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 82nd most-seen of the 111 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plumbeous Sierra-Finch in Nahuel Huapi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to June, the lowest months. That is one of Nahuel Huapi National Park's wettest months, with about 280 mm of rain against 55 mm in February.
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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Plumbeous Sierra-Finch sightings, Nahuel Huapi National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Lauca National Park (Chile, about 50%), Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, about 40%) and Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Plumbeous Sierra-Finch that you can see in Nahuel Huapi National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Patagonian Sierra-Finch (about 40%), Common Diuca-Finch (about 30%) and Grassland Yellow-Finch (about 10%), 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 Nahuel Huapi National Park (18 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.
