Haplospiza rustica
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The slaty finch (Haplospiza rustica) is a bird species in the family Thraupidae (formerly in Emberizidae). It is found in Central America and the northern Andes. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty Finch sighting in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 171st most-seen of the 296 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September to December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty Finch in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to August, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slaty 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 5 parks where we can rate Slaty Finch sightings, Volcán Barú National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%) and La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, under 5%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Slaty Finch that you can see in Volcán Barú National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Slaty Flowerpiercer (about 50%), Silver-throated Tanager (about 50%) and Yellow-faced Grassquit (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Slaty Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Volcán Barú National Park (54 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.
