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 Chapada Diamantina National Park
Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch
Sicalis citrina
Grassland Yellow-Finch
Sicalis luteola
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Red-cowled Cardinal
Paroaria dominicana
Cinnamon Tanager
Schistochlamys ruficapillus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Green-winged Saltator
Saltator similis
Pale-throated Pampa-Finch
Embernagra longicauda
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila nigricollis
📅 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 Chapada Diamantina National Park?
About 19% of visitor-days record a Saffron Finch sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park, based on 123 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Saffron Finch in Chapada Diamantina National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Saffron Finch in Chapada Diamantina National Park in our monthly data.