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 Coiba National Park
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila nigricollis
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Streaked Saltator
Saltator striatipectus
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Shining Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes lucidus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
📅 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 Coiba National Park?
About 8% of visitor-days record a Variable Seedeater sighting in Coiba National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Variable Seedeater in Coiba National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Variable Seedeater in Coiba National Park in our monthly data.