Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
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Ruddy-breasted Seedeater

Sporophila minuta

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

The ruddy-breasted seedeater (Sporophila minuta) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy-breasted Seedeater sighting in Corcovado National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Corcovado National Park

Variable Seedeater
LC

Variable Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila corvina

10–20% · With luck
Morelet's Seedeater
LC

Morelet's Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila morelleti

5–10% · With luck
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
LC

Thick-billed Seed-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila funerea

<5% · Rare
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
LC

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila nigricollis

<5% · Rare
Slate-colored Seedeater
LC

Slate-colored Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila schistacea

<5% · Rare
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
LC

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus passerinii

40–50% · Likely
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

30–40% · Possible
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

20–30% · Possible
Golden-hooded Tanager

Golden-hooded Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia larvata

20–30% · Possible
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

20–30% · Possible
White-shouldered Tanager

White-shouldered Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Loriotus luctuosus

20–30% · Possible
Buff-throated Saltator
LC

Buff-throated Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator maximus

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
20–30%
2 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
3 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
4 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
5 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
6 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
7 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
8 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
10 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
11 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
12 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
13 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
14 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
15 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
16 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
17 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ruddy-breasted Seedeater in Corcovado National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy-breasted Seedeater sighting in Corcovado National Park, based on 44 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ruddy-breasted Seedeater in Corcovado National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy-breasted Seedeater in Corcovado National Park in our monthly data.

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