Euphonia xanthogaster
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The orange-bellied euphonia (Euphonia xanthogaster) is a species of bird in the family Fringillidae, the finches and euphonias. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela. The orange-bellied euphonia was originally described in 1834 with the binomial E[uphone] xanthogaster. At the time, the genus Euphonia was a member of the family Thraupidae, the "true" tanagers. Multiple studies in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries resulted in Euphonia being reassigned to its present place in the family Fringillidae.
The orange-bellied euphonia has these 11 subspecies: The orange-bellied euphonia and the tawny-capped euphonia (E. anneae) form a superspecies. The "black-throated euphonia" ("Euphonia vittata") was originally described as a species but is now believed to be a hybrid between the orange-bellied euphonia and the chestnut-bellied euphonia (E. pectoralis).
The orange-bellied euphonia is 9 to 11 cm (3.5 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 9 to 16 g (0.32 to 0.56 oz). It has a thick stubby bill. The species is sexually dimorphic. Adult males of the nominate subspecies E. x. xanthogaster have... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 12 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 15 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-bellied Euphonia sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 462 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 113th most-seen of the 533 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.
January, March–July and October–November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-bellied Euphonia in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, August–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-bellied Euphonia sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
5th of 15
Of the 15 parks where we can rate Orange-bellied Euphonia sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 60%), Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 50%) and Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Euphonia
The closest relatives of the Orange-bellied Euphonia that you can see in Yasuní National Park (genus Euphonia, Typical Euphonias) are Rufous-bellied Euphonia (about 20%), Golden-bellied Euphonia (about 20%) and Thick-billed Euphonia (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orange-bellied Euphonia is recorded against all the birds logged in Yasuní National Park (462 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.
