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 Chingaza National Natural Park
Grassland Yellow-Finch
Sicalis luteola
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus igniventris
Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Rufous-browed Conebill
Conirostrum rufum
Glossy Flowerpiercer
Diglossa lafresnayii
Black Flowerpiercer
Diglossa humeralis
Phrygilus unicolor
Geospizopsis unicolor
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Blue-backed Conebill
Conirostrum sitticolor
White-sided Flowerpiercer
Diglossa albilatera
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Hooded Mountain-Tanager
Buthraupis montana
📅 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 Chingaza National Natural Park?
About 12% of visitor-days record a Saffron Finch sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 146 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Saffron Finch in Chingaza National Natural Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Saffron Finch in Chingaza National Natural Park in our monthly data.