Catamenia analis
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In 3 days ~10%
The band-tailed seedeater (Catamenia analis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Seedeater sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 124 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 219th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Seedeater in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Band-tailed 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.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Band-tailed Seedeater sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Lauca National Park (Chile, about 30%).
Same genus: Catamenia
The closest relatives of the Band-tailed Seedeater that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (genus Catamenia, Highland Seedeaters) are Plain-colored Seedeater (about 30%) and Páramo Seedeater (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Band-tailed Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (124 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.
