Gray Seedeater

Gray Seedeater

Sporophila intermedia

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

31 Verified sightings at Cali
685 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Gray Seedeater

The grey seedeater (Sporophila intermedia) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Peru · 2023

© Dušan M. Brinkhuizen · XC825689 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:16

Colombia · 2018

© David Monroy Rengifo · XC455141 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:10

Venezuela · 2009

© Hans Matheve · XC202325 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
2 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
3 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
4 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
2 Valencia 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
3 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
4 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Gray Seedeater in Cali?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Seedeater sighting in Cali on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 133rd most-seen of the 226 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Gray Seedeater in Cali?

March

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Seedeater in Cali on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Gray Seedeater?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray 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 Cali the best place to see a Gray Seedeater?

Among the best

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Gray Seedeater sightings, Cali ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Medellín (Colombia, under 5%) and Valencia (Venezuela, under 5%).

Where does the Gray Seedeater sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Gray Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Cali (31 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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