Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSicalis (Yellow-Finches)
- SpeciesSicalis flaveola (Saffron Finch)
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
Grassland Yellow-Finch
Sicalis luteola
Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch
Sicalis citrina
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Black-headed Tanager
Stilpnia cyanoptera
Greater Flowerpiercer
Diglossa major
Speckled Tanager
Ixothraupis guttata
Red-shouldered Tanager
Tachyphonus phoenicius
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
📅 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 Saffron Finch in Canaima National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Saffron Finch sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Saffron Finch in Canaima National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Saffron Finch in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.