Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
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Ruddy-breasted Seedeater

Sporophila minuta

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Canaima National Park
83 Verified records at Canaima National Park
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The ruddy-breasted seedeater (Sporophila minuta) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy-breasted Seedeater sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 83 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park

Lesson's Seedeater
LC

Lesson's Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila bouvronides

Insufficient data
Gray Seedeater
LC

Gray Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila intermedia

Insufficient data
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
LC

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila nigricollis

10–20% · With luck
Plumbeous Seedeater
LC

Plumbeous Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila plumbea

10–20% · With luck
Lined Seedeater
LC

Lined Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila lineola

Insufficient data
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
LC

Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila angolensis

Insufficient data
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

50–60% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Likely
Silver-beaked Tanager
LC

Silver-beaked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus carbo

40–50% · Likely
Black-headed Tanager

Black-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia cyanoptera

40–50% · Likely
Greater Flowerpiercer
LC

Greater Flowerpiercer

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Diglossa major

40–50% · Likely
Speckled Tanager

Speckled Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ixothraupis guttata

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
20–30%
2 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
3 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
4 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
5 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
6 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
7 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
8 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
10 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
11 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
12 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
13 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
14 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
15 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
16 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
17 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Ruddy-breasted Seedeater in Canaima National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy-breasted Seedeater sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 83 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Ruddy-breasted Seedeater in Canaima National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy-breasted Seedeater in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.

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