Rusty-collared Seedeater
Sporophila collaris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSporophila (Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches)
- SpeciesSporophila collaris (Rusty-collared Seedeater)
The rusty-collared seedeater (Sporophila collaris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, formerly placed in the related Emberizidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. The rusty-collared seedeater was included by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1775 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Loxia collaris in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-collared Seedeater sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 619 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Iberá National Park
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Iberá Seedeater
Sporophila iberaensis
Tawny-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila hypoxantha
Marsh Seedeater
Sporophila palustris
Rufous-rumped Seedeater
Sporophila hypochroma
Dark-throated Seedeater
Sporophila ruficollis
Chestnut Seedeater
Sporophila cinnamomea
Lined Seedeater
Sporophila lineola
Pearly-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila pileata
White-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila leucoptera
Brazilian Cardinal
Paroaria coronata
Great Pampa-Finch
Embernagra platensis
📅 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 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 10 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rusty-collared Seedeater in Iberá National Park?
About 38% of wildlife watchers report a Rusty-collared Seedeater sighting in Iberá National Park, based on 619 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rusty-collared Seedeater in Iberá National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Rusty-collared Seedeater in Iberá National Park in our monthly data.