Plain-colored Seedeater

Plain-colored Seedeater

Catamenia inornata

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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

In 3 days <5%

13 Verified sightings at Bogota
2,179 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
June 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 Bogota?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-colored Seedeater sighting in Bogota on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 182nd most-seen of the 231 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 Plain-colored Seedeater in Bogota?

Any time of year

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

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 Bogota the best place to see a Plain-colored Seedeater?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Plain-colored Seedeater sightings, Bogota ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in La Paz (Bolivia, about 10%) and Quito (Ecuador, about 10%).

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 Bogota (13 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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