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 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps
Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Crimson-collared Tanager
Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
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 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Variable Seedeater sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 193 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Variable Seedeater in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?
October has the highest sighting rate for Variable Seedeater in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.