Rufous-bellied Euphonia

Rufous-bellied Euphonia

Euphonia rufiventris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tambopata National Reserve

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

163 Verified sightings at Tambopata National Reserve From 2019 to 2026
1,277 In all 6 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Rufous-bellied Euphonia

The rufous-bellied euphonia (Euphonia rufiventris) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The rufous-bellied euphonia was formally described in 1819 with the binomial Tanagra rufiventris. The species was eventually reassigned to genus Euphonia. 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 rufous-bellied euphonia's further taxonomy is unsettled. This article follows the two-subspecies model. The rufous-bellied euphonia is about 10 cm (3.9 in) long and weighs 13 to 18 g (0.46 to 0.63 oz). It is a smallish euphonia... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:36

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1186266 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:10

Ecuador · 2001

© Brian Cox · XC730124 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Canto0:17

Brazil · 2015

© Caio Brito · XC427361 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%
2 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
4 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
5 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
6 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-bellied Euphonia in Tambopata National Reserve?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-bellied Euphonia sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 163 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 240th most-seen of the 550 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Rufous-bellied Euphonia in Tambopata National Reserve?

February, May and July–August

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-bellied Euphonia in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, June and September–January, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Rufous-bellied Euphonia?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-bellied 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.

Is Tambopata National Reserve the best place to see a Rufous-bellied Euphonia?

5th of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Rufous-bellied Euphonia sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 20%), Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).

Where does the Rufous-bellied Euphonia sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rufous-bellied Euphonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Tambopata National Reserve (163 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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