Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSporophila (Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches)
- SpeciesSporophila corvina (Variable Seedeater)
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 Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 325 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Parque Natural Metropolitano
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila nigricollis
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea
Slate-colored Seedeater
Sporophila schistacea
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Sporophila minuta
White-shouldered Tanager
Loriotus luctuosus
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Plain-colored Tanager
Tangara inornata
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Variable Seedeater in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
About 28% of wildlife watchers report a Variable Seedeater sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano, based on 325 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Variable Seedeater in Parque Natural Metropolitano?
November has the highest sighting rate for Variable Seedeater in Parque Natural Metropolitano in our monthly data.