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 Madidi National Park
Bright-rumped Yellow Finch
Sicalis uropigyalis
Puna Yellow-Finch
Sicalis lutea
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Paradise Tanager
Tangara chilensis
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Guira Tanager
Hemithraupis guira
Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
Black-faced Dacnis
Dacnis lineata
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
📅 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 Madidi National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Saffron Finch sighting in Madidi National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Saffron Finch in Madidi National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Saffron Finch in Madidi National Park in our monthly data.