Phrygilus patagonicus
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In 3 days >90%
The Patagonian sierra finch (Phrygilus patagonicus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitats are temperate forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and temperate grassland.
Its diet consists mainly of seeds, flower parts, nectar, fruit, and insects, but it has also been seen to forage on human refuse. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Very likely
About 90% of wildlife watchers report a Patagonian Sierra-Finch sighting in Tierra del Fuego National Park on a given day, based on 1,504 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the most-seen of the 78 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month over 90% of wildlife watchers report a Patagonian Sierra-Finch in Tierra del Fuego National Park on a given day, against about 60% in July, the lowest month. June has too few records to rate.
Between noon and 3 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Patagonian Sierra-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 Patagonian Sierra-Finch sightings, Tierra del Fuego National Park has the highest daily chance: about 90%. Next come Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park (Chile, about 60%) and Nahuel Huapi National Park (Argentina, about 40%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Patagonian Sierra-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Tierra del Fuego National Park (1,504 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.
