Caqueta Seedeater
Sporophila americana
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSporophila (Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches)
- SpeciesSporophila americana (Caqueta Seedeater)
Closest Relatives at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
Sporophila angolensis
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila castaneiventris
Oryzoborus crassirostris
Sporophila crassirostris
Black-and-white Seedeater
Sporophila luctuosa
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 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 7 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Caqueta Seedeater in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Caqueta Seedeater sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 99 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Caqueta Seedeater in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for Caqueta Seedeater in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.