Saffron Finch

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Saffron Finch in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Saffron Finch sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Saffron Finch in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for Saffron Finch in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.

Sicalis flaveola

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

37 Verified sightings at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve From 2019 to 2026

17,949 Verified sightings across all 42 parks From 2019 to 2026

December Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Saffron Finch

The saffron finch (Sicalis flaveola) is a tanager from South America that is common in open and semi-open areas in lowlands outside the Amazon Basin. They have a wide distribution in Colombia, northern Venezuela (where it is called "canario de tejado" or "roof canary"), western Ecuador, western Peru, eastern and southern Brazil (where it is called "canário-da-terra" or "native canary"), Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina, and Trinidad and Tobago. It has also been introduced to Hawaii, Panama, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and elsewhere. Although commonly regarded as a canary, it is not related to the Atlantic canary. Formerly, it was placed in the Emberizidae but it is close to the seedeaters.

The saffron finch was formally described in 1766 by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in the 12th edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Fringilla flaveola. The specific epithet is a diminutive of the Latin flavus meaning "golden" or "yellow". The type locality is Suriname. The saffron finch is now placed in the genus Sicalis that was introduced in 1828 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie.

Five subspecies are recognised: S. f. flaveola (Linnaeus, 1766... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Paroaria gularis

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Thraupis palmarum

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Ramphocelus carbo

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Ramphocelus nigrogularis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chlorophanes spiza

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tangara velia

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cyanerpes caeruleus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cissopis leverianus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tangara callophrys

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Tangara chilensis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Dacnis lineata

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

See all 12 relatives Show fewer

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~80%
2	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~70%
3	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~70%
4	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~70%
5	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~60%
6	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~60%
7	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~50%
8	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
9	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~40%
10	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
11	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~40%
12	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
13	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~30%
14	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~30%
15	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
16	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
17	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
18	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
19	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
20	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~10%
21	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
22	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
23	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
24	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
25	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
26	Nahuel Huapi National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	<5%
27	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
28	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
29	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	<5%
30	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
31	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
32	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
33	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
34	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
35	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
36	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
37	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
38	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
39	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	Insufficient data
40	Paracas National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	Insufficient data
41	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
42	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Saffron Finch in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Saffron Finch sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 37 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Saffron Finch in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

December has the highest sighting rate for Saffron Finch in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.

← Back to Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Saffron Finch

About the Saffron Finch

Recent sightings of Saffron Finch in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve

Blue-gray Tanager

Red-capped Cardinal

Palm Tanager

Silver-beaked Tanager

Masked Crimson Tanager

Green Honeycreeper

Opal-rumped Tanager

Purple Honeycreeper

Magpie Tanager

Opal-crowned Tanager

Paradise Tanager

Black-faced Dacnis

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Quick answers