Plain-colored Seedeater

Plain-colored Seedeater

Catamenia inornata

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at La Paz

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%

25 Verified sightings at La Paz
2,179 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
April 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 La Paz?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-colored Seedeater sighting in La Paz on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 49th most-seen of the 88 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Plain-colored Seedeater in La Paz?

March–April and October

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-colored Seedeater in La Paz on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and December–February, the lowest months.

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 La Paz the best place to see a Plain-colored Seedeater?

Yes

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Plain-colored Seedeater sightings, La Paz has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Quito (Ecuador, about 10%) and Bogota (Colombia, under 5%).

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 La Paz (25 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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