Sporophila hypoxantha
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In 3 days <5%
The tawny-bellied seedeater (Sporophila hypoxantha) is a bird species in the family Thraupidae (formerly in Emberizidae). It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temaikén | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-bellied Seedeater sighting in Asuncion on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 219th most-seen of the 224 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-bellied Seedeater in Asuncion on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tawny-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.
Only Asuncion, in our data
Asuncion is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Tawny-bellied Seedeater sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Sporophila
The closest relatives of the Tawny-bellied Seedeater that you can see in Asuncion (genus Sporophila, Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches) are Double-collared Seedeater (about 20%), White-bellied Seedeater (about 10%) and Lined Seedeater (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tawny-bellied Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Asuncion (5 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.
