Sporophila iberaensis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The Ibera seedeater (Sporophila iberaensis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, formerly included within the family of American sparrows (Emberizidae). It is found in the Iberá Wetlands. It was described in 2016.
The specific epithet iberaensis refers to the species' main distribution throughout the Iberá Wetlands in the province of Corrientes, Argentina. Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Iberá Seedeater sighting in Iberá National Park on a given day, based on 388 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 108th most-seen of the 284 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and October
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Iberá Seedeater in Iberá National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Iberá 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.
Only Iberá National Park, in our data
Iberá National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Iberá Seedeater sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Sporophila
The closest relatives of the Iberá Seedeater that you can see in Iberá National Park (genus Sporophila, Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches) are Rusty-collared Seedeater (about 30%), Double-collared Seedeater (about 20%) and Tawny-bellied Seedeater (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Iberá Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Iberá National Park (388 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.
