Euphonia luteicapilla
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The yellow-crowned euphonia (Euphonia luteicapilla) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. The yellow-crowned euphonia was originally described in 1861 with the binomial Phonasca luteicapilla. It was eventually reassigned to genus Euphonia. The genus Euphonia had 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 yellow-crowned euphonia is monotypic. The yellow-crowned euphonia is about 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 11.4 to 14.5 g (0.40 to 0.51 oz). It has a short stubby bill. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males have a large yellow forecrown and crown; the color extends well past the eye. The rest of their head, nape, and throat are glossy blue-black. Their upperparts, wings, and tail are also glossy blue-black. Their breast, belly, and undertail coverts are bright yellow. Adult females have an olive head, upperparts, wings, and tail with a yellowish tinge on the... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Euphonia sighting in Poás Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 52 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 178th most-seen of the 356 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Euphonia in Poás Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to September, the lowest months. That is one of Poás Volcano National Park's wettest months, with about 440 mm of rain against 95 mm in March.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-crowned 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.
26th of 26
Of the 26 parks where we can rate Yellow-crowned Euphonia sightings, Poás Volcano National Park ranks 26th at under 5%. The best odds are in Chagres National Park (Panama, about 30%), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-crowned Euphonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Poás Volcano National Park (52 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.
