Volcano Junco
Junco vulcani
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusJunco
- SpeciesJunco vulcani (Volcano Junco)
Closest Relatives at Chirripó National Park
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
Arremon brunneinucha
Common Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavopectus
White-naped Brush-Finch
Atlapetes albinucha
Black-striped Sparrow
Arremonops conirostris
Costa Rican Brushfinch
Arremon costaricensis
Yellow-thighed Finch
Atlapetes tibialis
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Orange-billed Sparrow
Arremon aurantiirostris
Large-footed Finch
Pezopetes capitalis
Sooty-faced Finch
Arremon crassirostris
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
📅 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 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Volcano Junco in Chirripó National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Volcano Junco sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 50 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Volcano Junco in Chirripó National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Volcano Junco in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.