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 Volcán Barú National Park
Yellow-thighed Finch
Atlapetes tibialis
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Common Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavopectus
Large-footed Finch
Pezopetes capitalis
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
Arremon brunneinucha
White-naped Brush-Finch
Atlapetes albinucha
Volcano Junco
Junco vulcani
Black-striped Sparrow
Arremonops conirostris
Costa Rican Brushfinch
Arremon costaricensis
Orange-billed Sparrow
Arremon aurantiirostris
Pselliophorus luteoviridis
Atlapetes luteoviridis
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucophrys
📅 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 Volcán Barú National Park?
About 68% of visitor-days record a Rufous-collared Sparrow sighting in Volcán Barú National Park, based on 764 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Rufous-collared Sparrow in Volcán Barú National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-collared Sparrow in Volcán Barú National Park in our monthly data.