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)
Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
Nicaraguan Seed-Finch
Sporophila nuttingi
Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea
Slate-colored Seedeater
Sporophila schistacea
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Plain-colored Tanager
Tangara inornata
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Tawny-crested Tanager
Tachyphonus delatrii
Shining Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes lucidus
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 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
About 50% of visitor-days record a Variable Seedeater sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 1512 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Variable Seedeater in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Variable Seedeater in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.