Catamenia homochroa
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The paramo seedeater (Catamenia homochroa) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Páramo Seedeater sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 105th most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Páramo Seedeater in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July–August and October–March, the lowest months. That is one of Chingaza National Natural Park's wettest months, with about 350 mm of rain against 130 mm in December.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Páramo Seedeater sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Páramo Seedeater sightings, Chingaza National Natural Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Páramo Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Chingaza National Natural Park (40 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.
