Yellow-bellied Seedeater

Sporophila nigricollis

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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 nigricollis (Yellow-bellied Seedeater)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas

2 Verified sightings at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas From 2019 to 2026

6,221 Verified sightings across all 41 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Yellow-bellied Seedeater

The yellow-bellied seedeater (Sporophila nigricollis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, formerly placed with the New World sparrows in the Emberizidae. The "hooded seedeater" was a proposed bird species described by Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln as Spermophila melanops in 1870. The only known individual was heavily moulted and caught in October 1823 from a flock of other seedeater species at the edge of a lake 15 kilometres north of Registro do Araguaia, Brazil. It is now considered to be either an abnormal specimen of the yellow-bellied seedeater or a hybrid. The bird had a black crest and throat, the upperparts were olive, and the underparts showed a dingy buff. In contrast, a typical yellow-bellied seedeater has pale yellow underparts and the black colouring extends to the upper breast.

The yellow-bellied seedeater is found in Central and South America from Costa Rica to Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, pastureland, and heavily degraded former forest. One study in Brazil estimated that 16,800 yellow-bellied... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas

Sporophila collaris

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sporophila angolensis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sporophila leucoptera

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sporophila caerulescens

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sporophila lineola

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sporophila castaneiventris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sporophila hypoxantha

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sporophila plumbea

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Sporophila palustris

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Paroaria capitata

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Ramphocelus carbo

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Saltator coerulescens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

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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	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~30%
2	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
3	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
4	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~20%
5	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
6	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
7	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~10%
8	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
9	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
10	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
11	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
12	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
13	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
14	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
15	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
16	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
17	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
18	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
19	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
20	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
22	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
23	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
24	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
25	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
26	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
27	Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
28	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
29	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
30	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	Insufficient data
32	Utría National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
33	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
34	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
35	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
36	Amacayacu National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
37	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	Insufficient data
38	Yasuní National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	Insufficient data
39	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
40	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
41	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Yellow-bellied Seedeater

About the Yellow-bellied Seedeater

Recent sightings of Yellow-bellied Seedeater in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas

Closest Relatives at Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas

Rusty-collared Seedeater

Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch

White-bellied Seedeater

Double-collared Seedeater

Lined Seedeater

Chestnut-bellied Seedeater

Tawny-bellied Seedeater

Plumbeous Seedeater

Marsh Seedeater

Yellow-billed Cardinal

Silver-beaked Tanager

Blue-gray Saltator

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found