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 Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Grassland Yellow-Finch
Sicalis luteola
Orange-fronted Yellow-Finch
Sicalis columbiana
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Paradise Tanager
Tangara chilensis
Masked Tanager
Stilpnia nigrocincta
Turquoise Tanager
Tangara mexicana
📅 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 Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
About 22% of visitor-days record a Saffron Finch sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 299 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Saffron Finch in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Saffron Finch in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.