Euphonia luteicapilla
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Euphonia sighting in Rincón de la Vieja National Park on a given day, based on 102 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 107th most-seen of the 341 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Euphonia in Rincón de la Vieja National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and December, the lowest months. That is one of Rincón de la Vieja National Park's wettest months, with about 380 mm of rain against 45 mm in February.
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.
17th of 26
Of the 26 parks where we can rate Yellow-crowned Euphonia sightings, Rincón de la Vieja National Park ranks 17th at about 10%. 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%).
Same genus: Euphonia
The closest relatives of the Yellow-crowned Euphonia that you can see in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (genus Euphonia, Typical Euphonias) are Yellow-throated Euphonia (about 30%), Scrub Euphonia (about 10%) and Olive-backed Euphonia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-crowned Euphonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Rincón de la Vieja National Park (102 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.
