Sporophila ardesiaca
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Dubois's seedeater (Sporophila ardesiaca) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is closely related to, and possibly better considered a subspecies of, the widespread yellow-bellied seedeater. It is endemic to east-central Brazil, where it is found in a wide range of semi-open habitats. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dubois's Seedeater sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park on a given day, based on 45 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 152nd most-seen of the 271 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dubois's Seedeater in Chapada Diamantina National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and May–September, the lowest months. Those are among Chapada Diamantina National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain a month against 50 mm in June.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dubois's 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.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Dubois's Seedeater sightings, Chapada Diamantina National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same genus: Sporophila
The closest relatives of the Dubois's Seedeater that you can see in Chapada Diamantina National Park (genus Sporophila, Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches) are Yellow-bellied Seedeater (about 30%), White-bellied Seedeater (about 20%) and Plumbeous Seedeater (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dubois's Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Chapada Diamantina National Park (45 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.
