Lesson's Seedeater
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Lesson's Seedeater

Sporophila bouvronides

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Cordillera Azul National Park
15 Verified records at Cordillera Azul National Park
January Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park

Chestnut-bellied Seedeater
LC

Chestnut-bellied Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila castaneiventris

10–20% · With luck
Black-and-white Seedeater
LC

Black-and-white Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila luctuosa

<5% · Rare
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
LC

Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila angolensis

<5% · Rare
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
LC

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila nigricollis

<5% · Rare
Lined Seedeater
LC

Lined Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila lineola

Insufficient data
Wing-barred Seedeater
LC

Wing-barred Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila americana

Insufficient data
Drab Seedeater
LC

Drab Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila simplex

Insufficient data
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

40–50% · Likely
Magpie Tanager
LC

Magpie Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cissopis leverianus

30–40% · Possible
Blue-necked Tanager

Blue-necked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia cyanicollis

20–30% · Possible
Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
2 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
3 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
4 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
5 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
6 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
7 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
8 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
9 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Lesson's Seedeater in Cordillera Azul National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Lesson's Seedeater sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Lesson's Seedeater in Cordillera Azul National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Lesson's Seedeater in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.

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