Sicalis citrina
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The stripe-tailed yellow finch (Sicalis citrina) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and pastureland.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, based on 169 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 69th most-seen of the 294 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and May
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, against about 10% in December, the lowest month.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Stripe-tailed Yellow-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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch sightings, Serra da Canastra National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Chapada Diamantina National Park (Brazil, about 20%) and Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, under 5%).
Same genus: Sicalis
The closest relatives of the Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch that you can see in Serra da Canastra National Park (genus Sicalis, Yellow-Finches) are Saffron Finch (about 80%) and Grassland Yellow-Finch (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra da Canastra National Park (169 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.
