Variable Seedeater
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Variable Seedeater

Sporophila corvina

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

The variable seedeater (Sporophila corvina) is a passerine bird which breeds from southern Mexico through Central America to the Chocó of northwestern South America. The taxonomy is confusing, and it was formerly considered a subspecies of Sporophila americana (see Taxonomy). Even within the variable seedeater as presently defined, there are great variations in plumage. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Seedeater sighting in Darién National Park, based on 759 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Darién National Park

Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
LC

Ruddy-breasted Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila minuta

10–20% · With luck
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
LC

Thick-billed Seed-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila funerea

5–10% · With luck
Large-billed Seed-Finch

Large-billed Seed-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila crassirostris

Insufficient data
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
LC

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila nigricollis

<5% · Rare
Slate-colored Seedeater
LC

Slate-colored Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila schistacea

<5% · Rare
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
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

30–40% · Possible
Plain-colored Tanager
LC

Plain-colored Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara inornata

30–40% · Possible
White-shouldered Tanager

White-shouldered Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Loriotus luctuosus

30–40% · Possible
Blue-black Grassquit
LC

Blue-black Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Volatinia jacarina

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
30–40
May
20–30
Jun
40–50
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
30–40
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 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
2 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
50–60%
3 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
4 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
50–60%
5 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
6 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
7 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
40–50%
8 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
9 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
10 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
11 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
12 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
13 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
14 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
15 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
16 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
17 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
18 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
19 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
10–20%
20 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
21 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
22 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
23 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
24 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
25 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
26 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
27 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
28 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
29 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
31 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
32 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
33 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
34 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
37 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
38 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
39 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
40 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
41 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Variable Seedeater in Darién National Park?

About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Seedeater sighting in Darién National Park, based on 759 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Variable Seedeater in Darién National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Variable Seedeater in Darién National Park in our monthly data.

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