White-bellied Seedeater
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White-bellied Seedeater

Sporophila leucoptera

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Iguazú National Park
1 Verified records at Iguazú National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The white-bellied seedeater (Sporophila leucoptera) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found mainly in Bolivia, Paraguay and eastern Brazil, with smaller numbers in Suriname, southeastern Peru and northern Argentina. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Iguazú National Park

Double-collared Seedeater
LC

Double-collared Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila caerulescens

10–20% · With luck
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
LC

Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila angolensis

5–10% · With luck
Rusty-collared Seedeater
LC

Rusty-collared Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila collaris

<5% · Rare
Lined Seedeater
LC

Lined Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila lineola

Insufficient data
Temminck's Seedeater
VU

Temminck's Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila falcirostris

Insufficient data
Dark-throated Seedeater
NT

Dark-throated Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila ruficollis

Insufficient data
Sayaca Tanager

Sayaca Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis sayaca

40–50% · Likely
Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

30–40% · Possible
Blue Dacnis
LC

Blue Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dacnis cayana

30–40% · Possible
Black-goggled Tanager
LC

Black-goggled Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trichothraupis melanops

30–40% · Possible
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

20–30% · Possible
Magpie Tanager
LC

Magpie Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cissopis leverianus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of White-bellied Seedeater at Iguazú National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
2 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
3 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
5 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
7 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
8 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
9 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
10 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
11 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
12 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
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