Peucaea carpalis
Silhouette: L. Shyamal · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~70% in a week >90%
The rufous-winged sparrow (Peucaea carpalis) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Mexico and the United States. The rufous-winged sparrow was formally described in 1873 with its current binomial Peucaea carpalis. Genus Peucaea was later merged into genus Aimophila that had been erected in 1837. In 2010 taxonomic systems began restoring Peucaea to generic status and moved several species from Aimophila to it.
The rufous-winged sparrow is about 15 cm (6 in) long and weighs about 12 to 17 g (0.42 to 0.60 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have two wide rufous streaks with a thin grayish line between them on the crown. They have whitish lores that become a wide grayish supercilium, a indistinct whitish eye-ring, a rufous stripe behind the eye, and grayish ear coverts with a black stripe below them. Their nape has a grayish collar that the rufous streaks intrude into. Their upperparts are brownish... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saguaro National Park | 🇺🇸 United States |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-winged Sparrow sighting in Saguaro National Park on a given day, based on 3,395 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 18th most-seen of the 220 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-winged Sparrow in Saguaro National Park on a given day, against about 20% in November to January, the lowest months. That is one of Saguaro National Park's wettest months, with about 45 mm of rain against almost none in May.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-winged Sparrow sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Saguaro National Park, in our data
Saguaro National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rufous-winged Sparrow sightings: about 30% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-winged Sparrow is recorded against all the birds logged in Saguaro National Park (3,395 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.
