Sporophila nigricollis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The yellow-bellied seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, formerly placed with the New World sparrows in the Emberizidae. The "hooded seedeater" was a proposed bird species described by Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln as Spermophila melanops in 1870. The only known individual was heavily moulted and caught in October 1823 from a flock of other seedeater species at the edge of a lake 15 kilometres north of Registro do Araguaia, Brazil. It is now considered to be either an abnormal specimen of the yellow-bellied seedeater or a hybrid. The bird had a black crest and throat, the upperparts were olive, and the underparts showed a dingy buff. In contrast, a typical yellow-bellied seedeater has pale yellow underparts and the black colouring extends to the upper breast.
The yellow-bellied seedeater is found in Central and South America from Costa Rica to Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest. One study in Brazil estimated that 16,800 yellow-bellied... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Brasilia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 7 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Seedeater sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, based on 122 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 83rd most-seen of the 294 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Seedeater in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, against about 10% in October, the lowest month. That is one of Serra da Canastra National Park's wettest months, with about 250 mm of rain against almost none in July.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-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.
2nd of 24
Of the 24 parks where we can rate Yellow-bellied Seedeater sightings, Serra da Canastra National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Chapada Diamantina National Park (Brazil, about 30%).
Same genus: Sporophila
The closest relatives of the Yellow-bellied Seedeater that you can see in Serra da Canastra National Park (genus Sporophila, Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches) are Plumbeous Seedeater (about 40%), Double-collared Seedeater (about 20%) and Pearly-bellied Seedeater (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-bellied Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra da Canastra National Park (122 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.
