White-bellied Seedeater

White-bellied Seedeater

Sporophila leucoptera

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Rio de Janeiro

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

49 Verified sightings at Rio de Janeiro
297 In all 7 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the White-bellied Seedeater

The white-bellied seedeater (Sporophila leucoptera) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found mainly in Bolivia, Paraguay and eastern Brazil, with smaller numbers in Suriname, southeastern Peru and northern Argentina.

Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:40

Brazil · 2024

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC957629 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:57

Bolivia · 2021

© Richard E. Webster · XC707775 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call1:26

Brazil · 2021

© Luiz C. Silva · XC684563 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
5 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
6 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~20%
2 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
~10%
3 Vitória 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
5 Campo Grande 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
8 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a White-bellied Seedeater in Rio de Janeiro?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Seedeater sighting in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, based on 49 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 176th most-seen of the 278 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 White-bellied Seedeater in Rio de Janeiro?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Seedeater in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a White-bellied Seedeater?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-bellied 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 Rio de Janeiro the best place to see a White-bellied Seedeater?

7th of 8

Of the 8 cities where we can rate White-bellied Seedeater sightings, Rio de Janeiro ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia, about 20%), Asuncion (Paraguay, about 10%) and Vitória (Brazil, about 10%).

Where does the White-bellied Seedeater sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the White-bellied Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Rio de Janeiro (49 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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