Gray Seedeater

Gray Seedeater

Sporophila intermedia

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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

In 3 days ~10%

85 Verified sightings at Medellín
685 In all 4 parks From 2019 to 2026
June 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

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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 Medellín?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Seedeater sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 85 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 110th most-seen of the 244 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

Any time of year

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

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 Medellín the best place to see a Gray Seedeater?

Yes

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Gray Seedeater sightings, Medellín has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Valencia (Venezuela, under 5%) and Cali (Colombia, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Gray Seedeater live in Medellín?

Same genus: Sporophila

The closest relatives of the Gray Seedeater that you can see in Medellín (genus Sporophila, Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches) are Yellow-bellied Seedeater (about 20%) and Ruddy-breasted Seedeater (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

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 Medellín (85 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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