Sporophila leucoptera
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The white-bellied seedeater (Sporophila leucoptera) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found mainly in Bolivia, Paraguay and eastern Brazil, with smaller numbers in Suriname, southeastern Peru and northern Argentina.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 3 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Seedeater sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 248th most-seen of the 273 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Seedeater in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and May–November, the lowest months. That is one of Chapada dos Guimarães National Park's wettest months, with about 210 mm of rain against almost none in July. 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 White-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.
6th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate White-bellied Seedeater sightings, Chapada dos Guimarães National Park ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in Chapada Diamantina National Park (Brazil, about 20%), Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (Brazil, about 10%) and Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
Same genus: Sporophila
The closest relatives of the White-bellied Seedeater that you can see in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (genus Sporophila, Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches) are Double-collared Seedeater (about 30%) and Plumbeous Seedeater (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-bellied Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (6 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.
