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 Poás Volcano National Park
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Yellow-thighed Finch
Atlapetes tibialis
Common Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavopectus
Large-footed Finch
Pezopetes capitalis
Volcano Junco
Junco vulcani
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
Arremon brunneinucha
Sooty-faced Finch
Arremon crassirostris
Orange-billed Sparrow
Arremon aurantiirostris
White-eared Ground-Sparrow
Melozone leucotis
White-naped Brush-Finch
Atlapetes albinucha
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
Mountain Elaenia
Elaenia frantzii
📅 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 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.