Phrygilus patagonicus
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Patagonian Sierra-Finch sighting in Torres del Paine National Park on a given day, based on 608 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 24th most-seen of the 106 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Patagonian Sierra-Finch in Torres del Paine National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June, the lowest month.
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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Patagonian Sierra-Finch sightings, Torres del Paine National Park ranks 4th at about 30%. The best odds are in Tierra del Fuego National Park (Argentina, about 90%), 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 Torres del Paine National Park (608 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.
