Band-tailed Seedeater

Band-tailed Seedeater

Catamenia analis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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

In 3 days ~10%

6 Verified sightings at Mendoza
415 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Band-tailed Seedeater

The band-tailed seedeater (Catamenia analis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Bolivia · 2023

© Niels Krabbe · XC778818 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:14

Ecuador · 2000

© John V. Moore · XC259878 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Peru · 2009

© David Geale · XC30152 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
~30%
2 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
3 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 La Paz 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~50%
2 Quito 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
3 Cochabamba 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
4 Lima 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
5 Mendoza 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
6 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
7 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
8 Arequipa 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Band-tailed Seedeater in Mendoza?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Seedeater sighting in Mendoza on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 65th most-seen of the 69 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 Band-tailed Seedeater in Mendoza?

September

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Seedeater in Mendoza on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of Mendoza's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 50 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Band-tailed Seedeater?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Band-tailed 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.

Is Mendoza the best place to see a Band-tailed Seedeater?

5th of 8

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Band-tailed Seedeater sightings, Mendoza ranks 5th at under 5%. The best odds are in La Paz (Bolivia, about 50%), Quito (Ecuador, about 10%) and Cochabamba (Bolivia, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Band-tailed Seedeater live in Mendoza?

Same family: Thraupidae

The closest relatives of the Band-tailed Seedeater that you can see in Mendoza (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Saffron Finch (about 70%), Blue-and-yellow Tanager (about 20%) and Brazilian Cardinal (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Band-tailed Seedeater sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Band-tailed Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Mendoza (6 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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