Sporophila plumbea
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The plumbeous seedeater (Sporophila plumbea) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report a Plumbeous Seedeater sighting in Emas National Park on a given day, based on 130 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 21st most-seen of the 187 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and September
In those months about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Plumbeous Seedeater in Emas National Park on a given day, against about 30% in July, the lowest month. Those are among Emas National Park's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain a month against 190 mm in January. April and December–February have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plumbeous 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.
Yes
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Plumbeous Seedeater sightings, Emas National Park has the highest daily chance: about 60%. Next come Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, about 40%) and Chapada Diamantina National Park (Brazil, about 20%).
Same genus: Sporophila
The closest relatives of the Plumbeous Seedeater that you can see in Emas National Park (genus Sporophila, Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches) are Double-collared Seedeater (about 10%), Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch (about 10%) and Pearly-bellied Seedeater (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plumbeous Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Emas National Park (130 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
