Chestnut-throated Seedeater
Sporophila telasco
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSporophila (Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches)
- SpeciesSporophila telasco (Chestnut-throated Seedeater)
The chestnut-throated seedeater (Sporophila telasco) is a Neotropical songbird in the family Thraupidae. It is found along the western seaboard of South America, from southwestern Colombia to far northern Chile. The natural habitats of the chestnut-throated seedeater are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, subtropical or tropical moist shrubland, swamps, sandy shores, and heavily degraded former forest along the Pacific coast and montane uplands of western South America, primarily Ecuador, Peru, and Chile. The species serves as an indicator of declining forest health, as their populations appear to increase following deforestation and land use change. Males possess a rich chestnut patch on the throat in breeding season. Females share a similar color pattern, but lack the throat patch, with a lighter bill, but moult into drab plumage outside of the breeding season. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-throated Seedeater sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 143 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Parrot-billed Seedeater
Sporophila peruviana
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila nigricollis
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea
Black-and-white Seedeater
Sporophila luctuosa
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Streaked Saltator
Saltator striatipectus
Crimson-breasted Finch
Rhodospingus cruentus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Flame-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus flammigerus
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
📅 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 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-throated Seedeater in Machalilla National Park?
About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-throated Seedeater sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 143 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Chestnut-throated Seedeater in Machalilla National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Chestnut-throated Seedeater in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.