Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSporophila (Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches)
- SpeciesSporophila morelleti (Morelet's Seedeater)
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Emerald Tanager
Tangara florida
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola
📅 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 Morelet's Seedeater in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Morelet's Seedeater sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 854 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Morelet's Seedeater in Arenal Volcano National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Morelet's Seedeater in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.