Chestnut-bellied Seedeater
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Chestnut-bellied Seedeater

Sporophila castaneiventris

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Podocarpus National Park
150 Verified records at Podocarpus National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The chestnut-bellied seedeater (Sporophila castaneiventris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-bellied Seedeater sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 150 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park

Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
LC

Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila angolensis

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

Black-billed Seed-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila atrirostris

<5% · Rare
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
LC

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila nigricollis

<5% · Rare
Black-and-white Seedeater
LC

Black-and-white Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila luctuosa

<5% · Rare
Wing-barred Seedeater
LC

Wing-barred Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila americana

<5% · Rare
Variable Seedeater
LC

Variable Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila corvina

Insufficient data
Masked Flowerpiercer
LC

Masked Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa cyanea

30–40% · Possible
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
LC

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anisognathus lacrymosus

30–40% · Possible
Blue-necked Tanager

Blue-necked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia cyanicollis

30–40% · Possible
Paradise Tanager
LC

Paradise Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara chilensis

30–40% · Possible
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

20–30% · Possible
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
2 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
3 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
4 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
5 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
6 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
7 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
8 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
9 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
10 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
11 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-bellied Seedeater in Podocarpus National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-bellied Seedeater sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 150 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Chestnut-bellied Seedeater in Podocarpus National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-bellied Seedeater in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.

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