Saffron Finch

Sicalis flaveola

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Paracas National Reserve

1 Verified sightings at Paracas National Reserve From 2019 to 2026

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

☀️ 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 Paracas National Reserve

Sicalis raimondii

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sicalis lutea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sicalis olivascens

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sicalis luteola

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Volatinia jacarina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Conirostrum cinereum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sporophila telasco

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sporophila simplex

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Saltator striatipectus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Xenospingus concolor

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Diglossa brunneiventris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Notiochelidon cyanoleuca

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

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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

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Saffron Finch

About the Saffron Finch

Recent sightings of Saffron Finch in Paracas National Reserve

Closest Relatives at Paracas National Reserve

Raimondi's Yellow-Finch

Puna Yellow-Finch

Greenish Yellow-Finch

Grassland Yellow-Finch

Blue-black Grassquit

Cinereous Conebill

Chestnut-throated Seedeater

Drab Seedeater

Streaked Saltator

Slender-billed Finch

Black-throated Flowerpiercer

Blue-and-white Swallow

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found