Sporophila leucoptera
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 3 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Seedeater sighting in Vitória on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 75th most-seen of the 126 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Seedeater in Vitória on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and May–November, the lowest months.
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.
3rd of 8
Of the 8 cities where we can rate White-bellied Seedeater sightings, Vitória ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia, about 20%) and Asuncion (Paraguay, about 10%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the White-bellied Seedeater that you can see in Vitória (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Saffron Finch (about 70%), Bananaquit (about 50%) and Palm Tanager (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-bellied Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Vitória (5 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.
