Sporophila castaneiventris
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-bellied Seedeater sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park on a given day, based on 142 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 436 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-bellied Seedeater in Amacayacu National Natural Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–February, April and November, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-bellied Seedeater sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Chestnut-bellied Seedeater sightings, Amacayacu National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%) and Anavilhanas National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same genus: Sporophila
The closest relatives of the Chestnut-bellied Seedeater that you can see in Amacayacu National Natural Park (genus Sporophila, Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches) are Wing-barred Seedeater (about 10%) and Lined Seedeater (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-bellied Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Amacayacu National Natural Park (142 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
