Sporophila caerulescens
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The double-collared seedeater (Sporophila caerulescens) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay, as well as the southern border of Colombia on the Amazon River.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest. It is a dimorphic species, with the male having a gray head and back, a black-collared throat, paired with a black band just below, across the upper whitish breast. It has gray legs, a medium length tail, and the stout bill for seed-eating. The female is less colorful.
The species ranges from central Argentina east of the Andes cordillera northwards through Bolivia and Paraguay, and northeastwards into south-central Brazil, and southeast coastal Brazil; the species retreats into Amazonia during the austral winter. The double-collared seedeater is only found in the southern Amazon Basin, limited by the Amazon River as its northern limit.
In the west Amazon Basin it is found in eastern regions of Peru, the Ucayali River areas, and mostly the eastern bank of the north-flowing river. In the southeast Basin... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 9 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 12 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 14 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 15 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Double-collared Seedeater sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 483rd most-seen of the 641 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 Double-collared Seedeater in Manu National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Double-collared 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.
15th of 15
Of the 15 parks where we can rate Double-collared Seedeater sightings, Manu National Park ranks 15th at under 5%. The best odds are in Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 40%), Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (Brazil, about 30%) and Iberá National Park (Argentina, about 20%).
Same genus: Sporophila
The closest relatives of the Double-collared 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 Double-collared Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (36 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.
