Sporophila nuttingi
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The Nicaraguan seed finch (Sporophila nuttingi) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and northwestern Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.
The scientific name of this bird commemorates the zoologist Charles Cleveland Nutting. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nicaraguan Seed-Finch sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, based on 283 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 137th most-seen of the 375 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September to May
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Nicaraguan Seed-Finch in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to August, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nicaraguan Seed-Finch 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 4 parks where we can rate Nicaraguan Seed-Finch sightings, Bastimentos Island National Marine Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, under 5%) and Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, under 5%).
Same genus: Sporophila
The closest relatives of the Nicaraguan Seed-Finch that you can see in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (genus Sporophila, Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches) are Variable Seedeater (about 50%) and Morelet's Seedeater (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nicaraguan Seed-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (283 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.
