Sporophila nuttingi
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The Nicaraguan seed finch (Sporophila nuttingi) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Costa Rica, Nicaragua and northwestern Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest.
The scientific name of this bird commemorates the zoologist Charles Cleveland Nutting. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Nicaraguan Seed-Finch sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 296th most-seen of the 329 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 Nicaraguan Seed-Finch in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Nicaraguan Seed-Finch sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Nicaraguan Seed-Finch sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 10%) and La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, under 5%).
Same genus: Sporophila
The closest relatives of the Nicaraguan Seed-Finch that you can see in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (genus Sporophila, Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches) are Variable Seedeater (about 40%), Thick-billed Seed-Finch (about 10%) and Morelet's Seedeater (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Nicaraguan Seed-Finch is recorded against all the birds logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (15 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.
