Melanodera xanthogramma
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The yellow-bridled finch (Melanodera xanthogramma) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae found in Argentina and Chile. Its natural habitat is high-altitude grassland, from the tropical in the north to the sub-Antarctic region of Tierra del Fuego and Cape Horn in the south.
The male is mostly yellow and grey with black markings around the face and neck. The female and juvenile are a mottled slightly yellowish grey. Little is known about their behaviour and feeding habits, as they have only begun to be seriously studied in recent years. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bridled Finch sighting in Tierra del Fuego National Park on a given day, based on 106 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 51st most-seen of the 78 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, August and November–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bridled Finch in Tierra del Fuego National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, July and September–October, the lowest months. June has too few records to rate.
Between 1 and 4 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-bridled Finch sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Yellow-bridled Finch sightings, Tierra del Fuego National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park (Chile, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-bridled Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Tierra del Fuego National Park (106 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.
