Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusZonotrichia (Zonotrichia Sparrows)
- SpeciesZonotrichia capensis (Rufous-collared Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Orange-billed Sparrow
Arremon aurantiirostris
Common Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavopectus
Yellow-thighed Finch
Atlapetes tibialis
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
Arremon brunneinucha
Black-striped Sparrow
Arremonops conirostris
White-eared Ground-Sparrow
Melozone leucotis
White-naped Brush-Finch
Atlapetes albinucha
Sooty-faced Finch
Arremon crassirostris
Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus canigularis
Large-footed Finch
Pezopetes capitalis
Cabanis's Ground-Sparrow
Melozone cabanisi
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-collared Sparrow in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Rufous-collared Sparrow sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 350 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous-collared Sparrow in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-collared Sparrow in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.