Euphonia mesochrysa
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The bronze-green euphonia (Euphonia mesochrysa) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The bronze-green euphonia was originally described in 1873 with its current binomial Euphonia mesochrysa. 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 bronze-green euphonia is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 12 to 15 g (0.42 to 0.53 oz). It is a rather drab euphonia with a thick stubby bill. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a bright yellow forehead with a thin dark olive band below it. Their mid-crown is olive, their rear crown grayish, and their nape and the rest of their face olive. Their upperparts are olive with a strong gray-blue gloss... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-green Euphonia sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 120 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 148th most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Bronze-green Euphonia in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, May and July, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bronze-green 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.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Bronze-green Euphonia sightings, Podocarpus National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Amboró National Park (Bolivia, about 10%).
Same genus: Euphonia
The closest relatives of the Bronze-green Euphonia that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (genus Euphonia, Typical Euphonias) are Orange-bellied Euphonia (about 30%) and Thick-billed Euphonia (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Bronze-green Euphonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (120 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.
