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 Chirripó National Park
Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila nigricollis
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Silver-throated Tanager
Tangara icterocephala
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Speckled Tanager
Ixothraupis guttata
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
📅 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 Chirripó National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Variable Seedeater sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 384 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Variable Seedeater in Chirripó National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Variable Seedeater in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.