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Thick-billed Seed-Finch

Sporophila funerea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · Rare
overall probability at Braulio Carrillo National Park
250 Verified records at Braulio Carrillo National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The thick-billed seed finch (Sporophila funerea) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, but was until recently placed in Emberizidae. It is found widely in shrubby and grassy areas from southern Mexico, through Central America, to the Chocó in Colombia and Ecuador. It is replaced by the closely related chestnut-bellied seed finch in South America east of the Andes, as well as the valleys of Cauca and Magdalena in Colombia. The two have often been considered conspecific as the lesser seed-finch (Sporophila angolensis). The male is almost entirely black, with a small white wing patch. The female is a rich brown all over. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Thick-billed Seed-Finch sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 250 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park

Variable Seedeater
LC

Variable Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila corvina

30–40% · Possible
Morelet's Seedeater
LC

Morelet's Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila morelleti

<5% · Rare
Nicaraguan Seed-Finch
LC

Nicaraguan Seed-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila nuttingi

<5% · Rare
Slate-colored Seedeater
LC

Slate-colored Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila schistacea

Insufficient data
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
LC

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus passerinii

50–60% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

50–60% · Likely
Golden-hooded Tanager

Golden-hooded Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia larvata

40–50% · Likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

40–50% · Likely
Buff-throated Saltator
LC

Buff-throated Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator maximus

30–40% · Possible
Green Honeycreeper
LC

Green Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorophanes spiza

30–40% · Possible
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

30–40% · Possible
Shining Honeycreeper
LC

Shining Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes lucidus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
5–10
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 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
2 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
5 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
6 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
7 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
8 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
5–10%
9 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
10 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
11 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
12 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
13 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
14 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
15 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
16 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
18 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
19 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
20 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
23 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
25 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
26 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
27 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
28 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
30 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
31 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
32 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Thick-billed Seed-Finch in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Thick-billed Seed-Finch sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 250 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Thick-billed Seed-Finch in Braulio Carrillo National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Thick-billed Seed-Finch in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.

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