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 Cañón del Sumidero National Park
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps
Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Crimson-collared Tanager
Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
📅 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 Cañón del Sumidero National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Morelet's Seedeater sighting in Cañón del Sumidero National Park, based on 156 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Morelet's Seedeater in Cañón del Sumidero National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Morelet's Seedeater in Cañón del Sumidero National Park in our monthly data.