Sporophila plumbea
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The plumbeous seedeater (Sporophila plumbea) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plumbeous Seedeater sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park on a given day, based on 51 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 141st most-seen of the 273 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.
June, August and October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plumbeous Seedeater in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July, September and November–January, the lowest months. Those are among Chapada dos Guimarães National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 240 mm in March. February to April have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plumbeous 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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Plumbeous Seedeater sightings, Chapada dos Guimarães National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Emas National Park (Brazil, about 60%), Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, about 40%) and Chapada Diamantina National Park (Brazil, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plumbeous Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (51 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.
