Sporophila frontalis
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The buffy-fronted seedeater (Sporophila frontalis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in eastern South America, mainly in far northeastern Argentina and along the southeastern Brazilian coastline. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest and subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Buffy-fronted Seedeater sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 299th most-seen of the 336 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.
January and February
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Buffy-fronted Seedeater in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March to December, the lowest months. Those are among Serra dos Órgãos National Park's wettest months, with about 260 mm of rain a month against 50 mm in July.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Buffy-fronted Seedeater sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Buffy-fronted Seedeater sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same genus: Sporophila
The closest relatives of the Buffy-fronted Seedeater that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (genus Sporophila, Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches) are Double-collared Seedeater (about 20%) and Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buffy-fronted Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (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.
