Euphonia luteicapilla
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Euphonia sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 221 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 259th most-seen of the 467 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-crowned Euphonia in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to July, the lowest months.
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.
24th of 26
Of the 26 parks where we can rate Yellow-crowned Euphonia sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 24th at under 5%. 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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (genus Euphonia, Typical Euphonias) are Tawny-capped Euphonia (about 20%), Yellow-throated Euphonia (about 10%) and White-vented 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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (221 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.
