Thick-billed Seed-Finch

Sporophila funerea

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
GenusSporophila (Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches)
SpeciesSporophila funerea (Thick-billed Seed-Finch)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Coiba National Park

2 Verified sightings at Coiba National Park From 2019 to 2026

5,054 Verified sightings across all 33 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Thick-billed Seed-Finch

The thick-billed seed finch (Sporophila funerea) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, but was until recently placed in Emberizidae. It is found widely in shrubby and grassy areas from southern Mexico, through Central America, to the Chocó in Colombia and Ecuador. It is replaced by the closely related chestnut-bellied seed finch in South America east of the Andes, as well as the valleys of Cauca and Magdalena in Colombia. The two have often been considered conspecific as the lesser seed-finch (Sporophila angolensis).

The male is almost entirely black, with a small white wing patch. The female is a rich brown all over. They are both very similar to the all-black Caribbean slope form of the variable seedeater. It is distinguished, however, by a larger bill with a straight culmen. They measure 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long and weigh 13.5 g (0.48 oz).

BirdLife species factsheet for Sporophila funerea "Sporophila funerea". Avibase. "Thick-billed seed-finch media". Internet Bird Collection. Thick-billed seed-finch photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University) Interactive range map of Oryzoborus funereus at IUCN Red List

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Closest Relatives at Coiba National Park

Sporophila corvina

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sporophila nigricollis

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Coereba flaveola

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Ramphocelus dimidiatus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Cyanerpes cyaneus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Tiaris olivaceus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Saltator striatipectus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Sicalis flaveola

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Cyanerpes lucidus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Thraupis palmarum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Saltator maximus

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
2	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
3	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
4	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
5	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
6	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
7	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
8	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
9	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
10	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
11	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
12	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
13	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
14	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
15	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
16	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
17	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
18	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
20	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
24	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
25	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
26	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
27	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
28	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
29	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
31	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
32	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
33	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Thick-billed Seed-Finch

About the Thick-billed Seed-Finch

Closest Relatives at Coiba National Park

Variable Seedeater

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

Bananaquit

Crimson-backed Tanager

Red-legged Honeycreeper

Yellow-faced Grassquit

Blue-gray Tanager

Streaked Saltator

Saffron Finch

Shining Honeycreeper

Palm Tanager

Buff-throated Saltator

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found