Cinereous Warbling-Finch

Cinereous Warbling-Finch

Microspingus cinereus

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Serra da Canastra National Park

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

46 Verified sightings at Serra da Canastra National Park From 2019 to 2026
46 In 1 park
April Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Cinereous Warbling-Finch

The cinereous warbling finch (Microspingus cinereus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Brazil. The term cinereous describes its colouration. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:30

Brazil · 2022

© GABRIEL LEITE · XC707240 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:19

Brazil · 2018

© Ross Gallardy · XC438770 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Canto em voo0:09

Brazil · 2018

© Caio Brito · XC556411 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cinereous Warbling-Finch in Serra da Canastra National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cinereous Warbling-Finch sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, based on 46 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 166th most-seen of the 294 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.

When is the best time to see a Cinereous Warbling-Finch in Serra da Canastra National Park?

April

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cinereous Warbling-Finch in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February and May–July, the lowest months. That is one of Serra da Canastra National Park's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain against 280 mm in January.

What time of day is best to see a Cinereous Warbling-Finch?

Between 4 and 7 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cinereous Warbling-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.

Where else can you see a Cinereous Warbling-Finch?

Only Serra da Canastra National Park, in our data

Serra da Canastra National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cinereous Warbling-Finch sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Cinereous Warbling-Finch live in Serra da Canastra National Park?

Same family: Thraupidae

The closest relatives of the Cinereous Warbling-Finch that you can see in Serra da Canastra National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Saffron Finch (about 80%), Sayaca Tanager (about 60%) and Burnished-buff Tanager (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Cinereous Warbling-Finch sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cinereous Warbling-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra da Canastra National Park (46 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.

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