Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusZonotrichia (Zonotrichia Sparrows)
- SpeciesZonotrichia capensis (Rufous-collared Sparrow)
Closest Relatives at Huascarán National Park
Rufous-eared Brush-Finch
Atlapetes rufigenis
Bay-crowned Brush-Finch
Atlapetes seebohmi
Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch
Atlapetes latinuchus
Chiguanco Thrush
Turdus chiguanco
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Peruvian Sierra-Finch
Phrygilus punensis
Hooded Siskin
Spinus magellanicus
Buff-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes fuscus
Ash-breasted Sierra-Finch
Geospizopsis plebejus
Tit-like Dacnis
Xenodacnis parina
Phrygilus unicolor
Geospizopsis unicolor
Plain-colored Seedeater
Catamenia inornata
📅 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 Rufous-collared Sparrow in Huascarán National Park?
About 79% of visitor-days record a Rufous-collared Sparrow sighting in Huascarán National Park, based on 348 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous-collared Sparrow in Huascarán National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-collared Sparrow in Huascarán National Park in our monthly data.