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 dos Guimarães National Park
Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch
Sicalis citrina
Grassland Yellow-Finch
Sicalis luteola
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Red-crested Finch
Coryphospingus cucullatus
📅 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 dos Guimarães National Park?
About 51% of visitor-days record a Saffron Finch sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 433 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Saffron Finch in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Saffron Finch in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.