Red-crested Finch
Coryphospingus cucullatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusCoryphospingus (Pileated Finches)
- SpeciesCoryphospingus cucullatus (Red-crested Finch)
Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Black-goggled Tanager
Trichothraupis melanops
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Magpie Tanager
Cissopis leverianus
Green-winged Saltator
Saltator similis
Green-headed Tanager
Tangara seledon
Chestnut-vented Conebill
Conirostrum speciosum
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
Guira Tanager
Hemithraupis guira
Ruby-crowned Tanager
Tachyphonus coronatus
📅 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 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 14 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-crested Finch in Iguazú National Park?
About 16% of visitor-days record a Red-crested Finch sighting in Iguazú National Park, based on 682 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Red-crested Finch in Iguazú National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Red-crested Finch in Iguazú National Park in our monthly data.