Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSporophila (Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches)
- SpeciesSporophila morelleti (Morelet's Seedeater)
Closest Relatives at Corcovado National Park
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Sporophila minuta
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila nigricollis
Slate-colored Seedeater
Sporophila schistacea
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Tachyphonus luctuosus
Loriotus luctuosus
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 Morelet's Seedeater in Corcovado National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Morelet's Seedeater sighting in Corcovado National Park, based on 161 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Morelet's Seedeater in Corcovado National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Morelet's Seedeater in Corcovado National Park in our monthly data.