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 Tambopata National Reserve
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Red-capped Cardinal
Paroaria gularis
Paradise Tanager
Tangara chilensis
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Turquoise Tanager
Tangara mexicana
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Green-and-gold Tanager
Tangara schrankii
Blue-gray Saltator
Saltator coerulescens
Tachyphonus luctuosus
Loriotus luctuosus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
📅 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 Tambopata National Reserve?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Saffron Finch sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 373 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Saffron Finch in Tambopata National Reserve?
May has the highest sighting rate for Saffron Finch in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.