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 Paracas National Reserve
Blue-and-white Swallow
Notiochelidon cyanoleuca
Coastal Miner
Geositta peruviana
Surf Cinclodes
Cinclodes taczanowskii
Vermilion Flycatcher
Pyrocephalus rubinus
Shiny Cowbird
Molothrus bonariensis
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Long-tailed Mockingbird
Mimus longicaudatus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Barn Swallow
Hirundo rustica
Cinereous Conebill
Conirostrum cinereum
Scrub Blackbird
Dives warczewiczi
White-winged Cinclodes
Cinclodes atacamensis
📅 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 Paracas National Reserve?
About 42% of visitor-days record a Rufous-collared Sparrow sighting in Paracas National Reserve, based on 197 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous-collared Sparrow in Paracas National Reserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-collared Sparrow in Paracas National Reserve in our monthly data.