Band-tailed Seedeater

Band-tailed Seedeater

Catamenia analis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Arequipa

In 3 days <5%

8 Verified sightings at Arequipa
415 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Band-tailed Seedeater

The band-tailed seedeater (Catamenia analis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:53

Bolivia · 2023

© Niels Krabbe · XC778818 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:14

Ecuador · 2000

© John V. Moore · XC259878 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Calls0:55

Peru · 2009

© David Geale · XC30152 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
~30%
2 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
3 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 La Paz 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~50%
2 Quito 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
3 Cochabamba 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
4 Lima 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
5 Mendoza 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
6 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
7 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
8 Arequipa 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Band-tailed Seedeater in Arequipa?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Seedeater sighting in Arequipa on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 61st most-seen of the 61 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Band-tailed Seedeater in Arequipa?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Seedeater in Arequipa on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Band-tailed Seedeater?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Band-tailed 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.

Is Arequipa the best place to see a Band-tailed Seedeater?

8th of 8

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Band-tailed Seedeater sightings, Arequipa ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in La Paz (Bolivia, about 50%), Quito (Ecuador, about 10%) and Cochabamba (Bolivia, about 10%).

Where does the Band-tailed Seedeater sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Band-tailed Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Arequipa (8 verified sightings), 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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