Sooty-faced Finch
Arremon crassirostris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusArremon
- SpeciesArremon crassirostris (Sooty-faced Finch)
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Orange-billed Sparrow
Arremon aurantiirostris
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
Arremon brunneinucha
Common Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavopectus
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Yellow-thighed Finch
Atlapetes tibialis
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Black-striped Sparrow
Arremonops conirostris
White-eared Ground-Sparrow
Melozone leucotis
White-naped Brush-Finch
Atlapetes albinucha
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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sooty-faced Finch in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Sooty-faced Finch sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 43 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sooty-faced Finch in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Sooty-faced Finch in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.