Sporophila nuttingi
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In 3 days <5%
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 Tortuguero National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 320th most-seen of the 348 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 Nicaraguan Seed-Finch in Tortuguero National Park 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.
4th of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Nicaraguan Seed-Finch sightings, Tortuguero National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 10%), La Amistad International Park (Panama) (Panama, under 5%) and Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, under 5%).
Same genus: Sporophila
The closest relatives of the Nicaraguan Seed-Finch that you can see in Tortuguero National Park (genus Sporophila, Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches) are Variable Seedeater (about 30%) and Thick-billed Seed-Finch (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 Tortuguero 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.
