Sporophila luctuosa
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The black-and-white seedeater (Sporophila luctuosa) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-and-white Seedeater sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 105 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 381st most-seen of the 641 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-and-white Seedeater in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-and-white 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 5 parks where we can rate Black-and-white Seedeater sightings, Manu National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).
Same genus: Sporophila
The closest relatives of the Black-and-white Seedeater that you can see in Manu National Park (genus Sporophila, Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches) are Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch (about 10%) and Chestnut-bellied Seedeater (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-and-white Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (105 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.
