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 Lago de Yojoa
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Crimson-collared Tanager
Ramphocelus sanguinolentus
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
📅 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 Lago de Yojoa?
About 43% of visitor-days record a Morelet's Seedeater sighting in Lago de Yojoa, based on 257 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Morelet's Seedeater in Lago de Yojoa?
August has the highest sighting rate for Morelet's Seedeater in Lago de Yojoa in our monthly data.