Sporophila frontalis
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In 3 days <5%
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.
Buffy-fronted Seedeater – photos and text. arthurgrosset.com Wikipedia →
| # | 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 Tijuca National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 165th most-seen of the 214 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Buffy-fronted Seedeater in Tijuca National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Buffy-fronted Seedeater sightings, Tijuca National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 10%) and Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buffy-fronted Seedeater is recorded against all the birds logged in Tijuca National Park (16 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.
