Crimson-breasted Finch
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Crimson-breasted Finch

Rhodospingus cruentus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Machalilla National Park
267 Verified records at Machalilla National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The crimson-breasted finch (Rhodospingus cruentus), is a species of small finch-like bird native to woodland and scrub of western Ecuador and adjacent north-western Peru. It is the only member of the genus Rhodospingus. It has traditionally been placed in the family Emberizidae, but molecular phylogenetic studies have shown that it belongs to the tanager family Thraupidae. It is strongly sexually dichromatic, with males being blackish above and rich orange-red below and on the crown, while females are overall dull greyish-buff. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-breasted Finch sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 267 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park

Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

50–60% · Likely
Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

50–60% · Likely
Streaked Saltator
LC

Streaked Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator striatipectus

40–50% · Likely
Variable Seedeater
LC

Variable Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila corvina

40–50% · Possible
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

20–30% · Possible
Flame-rumped Tanager
LC

Flame-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus flammigerus

10–20% · With luck
Buff-throated Saltator
LC

Buff-throated Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator maximus

10–20% · With luck
Yellow-tufted Dacnis
LC

Yellow-tufted Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dacnis egregia

10–20% · With luck
Chestnut-throated Seedeater
LC

Chestnut-throated Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila telasco

10–20% · With luck
Collared Warbling-Finch
LC

Collared Warbling-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Poospiza hispaniolensis

10–20% · With luck
Lemon-rumped Tanager

Lemon-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus icteronotus

10–20% · With luck
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

40–50
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
40–50
Apr
20–30
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Crimson-breasted Finch in Machalilla National Park?

About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Crimson-breasted Finch sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 267 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Crimson-breasted Finch in Machalilla National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Crimson-breasted Finch in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.

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