Gray-crested Finch
Lophospingus griseocristatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusLophospingus (Crested Finches)
- SpeciesLophospingus griseocristatus (Gray-crested Finch)
The grey-crested finch (Lophospingus griseocristatus) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia and northwestern Argentina where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and heavily degraded former forest. The bird was first described in 1837 by the French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye and the French zoologist Alcide d'Orbigny after the latter had collected it on an expedition he undertook for the Paris Museum to South America between 1826 and 1833. Wikipedia →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-crested Finch sighting in Amboró National Park, based on 152 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Amboró National Park
Golden-billed Saltator
Saltator aurantiirostris
Ringed Warbling-Finch
Microspingus torquatus
Blue-and-yellow Tanager
Rauenia bonariensis
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Black-capped Warbling-Finch
Microspingus melanoleucus
Red-crested Finch
Coryphospingus cucullatus
Great Pampa-Finch
Embernagra platensis
Rufous-sided Warbling Finch
Poospizopsis hypocondria
Bolivian Warbling-Finch
Poospiza boliviana
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Gray-crested Finch in Amboró National Park?
About 44% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-crested Finch sighting in Amboró National Park, based on 152 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray-crested Finch in Amboró National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Gray-crested Finch in Amboró National Park in our monthly data.