Sporophila castaneiventris
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The chestnut-bellied seedeater (Sporophila castaneiventris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manaus | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-bellied Seedeater sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas on a given day, based on 17 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 245th most-seen of the 308 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-bellied Seedeater in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season. January to April have too few records to rate.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-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.
7th of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Chestnut-bellied Seedeater sightings, Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%), Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%) and Anavilhanas National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same genus: Sporophila
The closest relatives of the Chestnut-bellied Seedeater that you can see in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (genus Sporophila, Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches) are Rusty-collared Seedeater (about 10%), Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch (about 10%) and White-bellied Seedeater (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-bellied Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (17 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.
