Thick-billed Seed-Finch
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Thick-billed Seed-Finch

Sporophila funerea

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Chagres National Park
131 Verified records at Chagres National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The thick-billed seed finch (Sporophila funerea) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, but was until recently placed in Emberizidae. It is found widely in shrubby and grassy areas from southern Mexico, through Central America, to the Chocó in Colombia and Ecuador. It is replaced by the closely related chestnut-bellied seed finch in South America east of the Andes, as well as the valleys of Cauca and Magdalena in Colombia. The two have often been considered conspecific as the lesser seed-finch (Sporophila angolensis). The male is almost entirely black, with a small white wing patch. The female is a rich brown all over. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Thick-billed Seed-Finch sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 131 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park

Variable Seedeater
LC

Variable Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila corvina

50–60% · Likely
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
LC

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila nigricollis

<5% · Rare
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
LC

Ruddy-breasted Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila minuta

<5% · Rare
Slate-colored Seedeater
LC

Slate-colored Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila schistacea

Insufficient data
Crimson-backed Tanager
LC

Crimson-backed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus dimidiatus

70–80% · Very likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

70–80% · Very likely
Golden-hooded Tanager

Golden-hooded Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia larvata

60–70% · Likely
Bay-headed Tanager
LC

Bay-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara gyrola

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-faced Grassquit
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tiaris olivaceus

60–70% · Likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

60–70% · Likely
Plain-colored Tanager
LC

Plain-colored Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara inornata

50–60% · Likely
Green Honeycreeper
LC

Green Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorophanes spiza

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
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 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
2 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
5 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
6 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
7 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
8 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
5–10%
9 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
10 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
11 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
12 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
13 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
14 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
15 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
16 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
18 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
19 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
20 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
23 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
25 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
26 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
27 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
28 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
30 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
31 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
32 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Thick-billed Seed-Finch in Chagres National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Thick-billed Seed-Finch sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 131 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Thick-billed Seed-Finch in Chagres National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Thick-billed Seed-Finch in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.

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