Yellow-browed Sparrow
Ammodramus aurifrons
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPasserellidae (New World Sparrows)
- GenusAmmodramus (Grass Sparrows)
- SpeciesAmmodramus aurifrons (Yellow-browed Sparrow)
The yellow-browed sparrow (Ammodramus aurifrons) is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae. First described by Johann Baptist von Spix in 1825, this American sparrow is found across much of the Amazon basin in South America. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-browed Sparrow sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 201 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Yellow-breasted Brush-Finch
Atlapetes latinuchus
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus flavigularis
Orange-billed Sparrow
Arremon aurantiirostris
Chestnut-capped Brushfinch
Arremon brunneinucha
Common Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavopectus
Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus canigularis
Pale-naped Brush-Finch
Atlapetes pallidinucha
Olive Finch
Arremon castaneiceps
Short-billed Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus parvirostris
White-winged Brush-Finch
Atlapetes leucopterus
Gray-browed Brushfinch
Arremon assimilis
📅 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 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 12 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 14 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-browed Sparrow in Podocarpus National Park?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-browed Sparrow sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 201 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-browed Sparrow in Podocarpus National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-browed Sparrow in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.