Sporophila leucoptera
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The white-bellied seedeater (Sporophila leucoptera) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found mainly in Bolivia, Paraguay and eastern Brazil, with smaller numbers in Suriname, southeastern Peru and northern Argentina.
Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 3 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Seedeater sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 262nd most-seen of the 294 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.
February and June
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-bellied Seedeater in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–May and July–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-bellied 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.
4th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate White-bellied Seedeater sightings, Serra da Canastra National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Chapada Diamantina National Park (Brazil, about 20%), Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (Brazil, about 10%) and Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
Same genus: Sporophila
The closest relatives of the White-bellied Seedeater that you can see in Serra da Canastra National Park (genus Sporophila, Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches) are Plumbeous Seedeater (about 40%), Yellow-bellied Seedeater (about 20%) and Double-collared Seedeater (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-bellied Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra da Canastra National Park (9 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.
