Sporophila americana
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10%
The wing-barred seedeater (Sporophila americana) is a passerine bird from coastal regions of north-eastern South America in north-eastern Venezuela, Tobago, the Guianas, Amapá and north-eastern Pará (with a single record from Maranhão), Brazil, and along the Amazon River upstream to around Manaus. Formerly, it included the mainly Central American Sporophila corvina and the west Amazonian S. murallae as subspecies, in which case the combined species had the common name Variable Seedeater. Following the split, this common name is now restricted to S. corvina.
It has a total length of approximately 11 cm (4+1⁄4 in). Adult males have a relatively heavy black bill. The upperparts are black, except for a greyish rump (actually white finely streaked black, but only visible up-close) and two distinct white wing-bars (the lower often reduced). The underparts are white, except for a broad black pectoral collar (sometimes reduced and incomplete) and blackish mottling to the upper flanks. The far duller female has a brownish bill, dull buffy-olive upperparts and pale olive-ochre underparts. Juveniles resemble adult females.
It is found in open or semi-open grassy... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wing-barred Seedeater sighting in Belém on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 135th most-seen of the 144 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wing-barred Seedeater in Belém on a given day, against under 5% in April–October and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wing-barred 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.
Among the best
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Wing-barred Seedeater sightings, Belém ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Manaus (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Wing-barred Seedeater that you can see in Belém (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Palm Tanager (about 90%), Blue-gray Tanager (about 80%) and Bananaquit (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wing-barred Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Belém (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.
