Lesson's Seedeater
Sporophila bouvronides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSporophila (Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches)
- SpeciesSporophila bouvronides (Lesson's Seedeater)
Lesson's seedeater (Sporophila bouvronides) is a bird species in the family Thraupidae (formerly in Emberizidae). It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. There is also a report in 2021 of Lesson's seedeater from Quebec. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Lesson's Seedeater sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Amacayacu National Natural Park
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila castaneiventris
Wing-barred Seedeater
Sporophila americana
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
Sporophila angolensis
Lined Seedeater
Sporophila lineola
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Sporophila minuta
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila nigricollis
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Yellow-bellied Dacnis
Dacnis flaviventer
Turquoise Tanager
Tangara mexicana
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 7 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lesson's Seedeater in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Lesson's Seedeater sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park, based on 7 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Lesson's Seedeater in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Lesson's Seedeater in Amacayacu National Natural Park in our monthly data.