Plain-colored Seedeater

Plain-colored Seedeater

Catamenia inornata

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Chingaza National Natural Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

161 Verified sightings at Chingaza National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
2,179 In all 3 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Plain-colored Seedeater

The plain-colored seedeater (Catamenia inornata) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and subtropical or tropical high-altitude grassland. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:31

Ecuador · 2024

© Manuel Sanchez-Nivicela · XC872713 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Recording0:05

Colombia · 2022

© David Monroy Rengifo · XC771685 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:18

Ecuador · 2000

© Mitch Lysinger · XC261276 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~30%
2 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
3 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 La Paz 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
2 Quito 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
3 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Plain-colored Seedeater in Chingaza National Natural Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-colored Seedeater sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, based on 161 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 51st most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Plain-colored Seedeater in Chingaza National Natural Park?

March and May–August

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-colored Seedeater in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, against about 10% in April and September–February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Plain-colored Seedeater?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plain-colored 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.

Is Chingaza National Natural Park the best place to see a Plain-colored Seedeater?

2nd of 3

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Plain-colored Seedeater sightings, Chingaza National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 30%).

Where does the Plain-colored Seedeater sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Plain-colored Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Chingaza National Natural Park (161 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.

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