Melanodera xanthogramma
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In 3 days <5%
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 |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bridled Finch sighting in Torres del Paine National Park on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 104th most-seen of the 106 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bridled Finch in Torres del Paine National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Yellow-bridled Finch sightings, Torres del Paine National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park (Chile, about 10%) and Tierra del Fuego National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-bridled Finch that you can see in Torres del Paine National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Patagonian Sierra-Finch (about 30%) and Grey-hooded Sierra-Finch (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-bridled Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Torres del Paine National Park (12 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.
