Melanodera xanthogramma
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
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 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park on a given day, based on 118 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 35th most-seen of the 70 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
November and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bridled Finch in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April and July, the lowest months.
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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Yellow-bridled Finch sightings, Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tierra del Fuego National Park (Argentina, about 10%) and Torres del Paine National Park (Chile, under 5%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-bridled Finch that you can see in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Patagonian Sierra-Finch (about 60%) and Grassland Yellow-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 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park (118 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.
