Black-and-white Seedeater
Sporophila luctuosa
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSporophila (Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches)
- SpeciesSporophila luctuosa (Black-and-white Seedeater)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
Sporophila angolensis
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila castaneiventris
Oryzoborus crassirostris
Sporophila crassirostris
Caqueta Seedeater
Sporophila americana
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila nigricollis
Lesson's Seedeater
Sporophila bouvronides
Lined Seedeater
Sporophila lineola
Gray Seedeater
Sporophila intermedia
Black-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila atrirostris
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Red-capped Cardinal
Paroaria gularis
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-and-white Seedeater in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Black-and-white Seedeater sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 28 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Black-and-white Seedeater in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black-and-white Seedeater in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.