Rufous-collared Sparrow

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Zonotrichia capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
60–70% · Likely
overall probability at Poás Volcano National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

60–70
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
70–80
Apr
60–70
May
60–70
Jun
60–70
Jul
70–80
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
70–80
Nov
70–80
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
80–90%
2 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
80–90%
3 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
80–90%
4 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
80–90%
5 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
80–90%
6 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
70–80%
7 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
70–80%
8 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
70–80%
9 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
70–80%
10 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
70–80%
11 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
70–80%
12 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
70–80%
13 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
60–70%
14 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
60–70%
15 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
16 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
17 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
60–70%
18 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
60–70%
19 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
50–60%
20 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
50–60%
21 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
50–60%
22 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
50–60%
23 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
40–50%
24 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
25 Paracas National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
40–50%
26 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
40–50%
27 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
28 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
29 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
30 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
31 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
32 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
33 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
34 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
35 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
36 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
37 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
38 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
39 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
40 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
0–10%
41 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
42 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
0–10%
43 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
44 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
45 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
46 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
47 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
48 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
49 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
50 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
51 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
52 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
53 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
54 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
55 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
56 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
57 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-collared Sparrow in Poás Volcano National Park?

About 63% of visitor-days record a Rufous-collared Sparrow sighting in Poás Volcano National Park, based on 220 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Rufous-collared Sparrow in Poás Volcano National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-collared Sparrow in Poás Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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