Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Sporophila minuta
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- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Chordates)
- ClassAves (Birds)
- OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSporophila (Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches)
- SpeciesSporophila minuta (Ruddy-breasted Seedeater)
About the Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
The ruddy-breasted seedeater (Sporophila minuta) is a species of bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela.
Its natural habitats are dry savanna, subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland, and heavily degraded former forest. The ruddy-breasted seedeater was formally described by the Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758 in the tenth edition of his Systema Naturae under the binomial name Loxia minuta. The specific epithet is from Latin minutus meaning "little" or "small". The type locality is Suriname. The ruddy-breasted seedeater is now placed in the genus Sporophila that was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1844.
Three subspecies are recognised: S. m. parva (Lawrence, 1883) – southwest Mexico to Nicaragua S. m. centralis Bangs & Penard, TE, 1918 – southwest Costa Rica and south Panama S. m. minuta (Linnaeus, 1758) – Trinidad, Tobago and north South America Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Chagres National Park
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila nigricollis
Slate-colored Seedeater
Sporophila schistacea
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Plain-colored Tanager
Tangara inornata
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Global Distribution
Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 14 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 16 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Ruddy-breasted Seedeater in Chagres National Park?
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Ruddy-breasted Seedeater sighting in Chagres National Park, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Ruddy-breasted Seedeater in Chagres National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Ruddy-breasted Seedeater in Chagres National Park in our monthly data.