Sporophila castaneiventris
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-bellied Seedeater sighting in Anavilhanas National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 163rd most-seen of the 291 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–April, July and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-bellied Seedeater in Anavilhanas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–June, August and December–January, 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.
3rd of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Chestnut-bellied Seedeater sightings, Anavilhanas National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-bellied Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Anavilhanas National Park (28 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.
