Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
Leucosticte tephrocotis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFringillidae (Fringíl·lids)
- GenusLeucosticte (Rosy-Finches and Asian Mountain-Finches)
- SpeciesLeucosticte tephrocotis (Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch)
Closest Relatives at Banff National Park
Pine Siskin
Spinus pinus
White-winged Crossbill
Loxia leucoptera
Pine Grosbeak
Pinicola enucleator
Red Crossbill
Loxia curvirostra
Cassin's Finch
Haemorhous cassinii
American Goldfinch
Spinus tristis
Common Redpoll
Acanthis flammea
Evening Grosbeak
Hesperiphona vespertina
House Finch
Haemorhous mexicanus
Purple Finch
Haemorhous purpureus
Brambling
Fringilla montifringilla
American Robin
Turdus migratorius
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jasper National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 2 | Banff National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 3 | Glacier National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 4 | Yosemite National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Rocky Mountain National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Kluane National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 8 | Kenai Fjords National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 9 | Denali National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Grand Teton National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 11 | Yellowstone National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 12 | Great Bear Rainforest | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 13 | Olympic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Katmai National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 15 | Grand Canyon National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 16 | Nahanni National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 17 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 18 | Gates of the Arctic National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 19 | Badlands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 20 | Zion National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 21 | Death Valley National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 22 | Pacific Rim National Park Reserve | 🇨🇦 Canada |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch in Banff National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch sighting in Banff National Park, based on 163 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch in Banff National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch in Banff National Park in our monthly data.