Thick-billed Seed-Finch

Sporophila funerea

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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 funerea (Thick-billed Seed-Finch)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Los Nevados National Natural Park

1 Verified sightings at Los Nevados National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026

5,054 Verified sightings across all 33 parks From 2019 to 2026

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

About the Thick-billed Seed-Finch

The thick-billed seed finch (Sporophila funerea) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, but was until recently placed in Emberizidae. It is found widely in shrubby and grassy areas from southern Mexico, through Central America, to the Chocó in Colombia and Ecuador. It is replaced by the closely related chestnut-bellied seed finch in South America east of the Andes, as well as the valleys of Cauca and Magdalena in Colombia. The two have often been considered conspecific as the lesser seed-finch (Sporophila angolensis).

The male is almost entirely black, with a small white wing patch. The female is a rich brown all over. They are both very similar to the all-black Caribbean slope form of the variable seedeater. It is distinguished, however, by a larger bill with a straight culmen. They measure 11.5 cm (4.5 in) long and weigh 13.5 g (0.48 oz).

BirdLife species factsheet for Sporophila funerea "Sporophila funerea". Avibase. "Thick-billed seed-finch media". Internet Bird Collection. Thick-billed seed-finch photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University) Interactive range map of Oryzoborus funereus at IUCN Red List

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Closest Relatives at Los Nevados National Natural Park

Sporophila nigricollis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Sporophila luctuosa

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sporophila minuta

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Sporophila intermedia

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Anisognathus igniventris

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Anisognathus lacrymosus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Diglossa lafresnayii

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Diglossa cyanea

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Geospizopsis unicolor

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Buthraupis montana

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Diglossa humeralis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Conirostrum sitticolor

Daily sighting probability ~20% · 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	San Lorenzo Protected Forest	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
2	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
3	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
4	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
5	Chagres National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
6	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
7	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
8	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	~10%
9	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
10	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
11	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
12	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
13	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
14	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
15	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
16	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
17	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
18	Marino Ballena National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
20	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
22	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
23	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
24	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
25	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
26	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
27	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	<5%
28	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	<5%
29	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
30	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
31	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
32	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data
33	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Thick-billed Seed-Finch

About the Thick-billed Seed-Finch

Recent sightings of Thick-billed Seed-Finch in Los Nevados National Natural Park

Closest Relatives at Los Nevados National Natural Park

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

Black-and-white Seedeater

Ruddy-breasted Seedeater

Gray Seedeater

Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

Glossy Flowerpiercer

Masked Flowerpiercer

Plumbeous Sierra-Finch

Hooded Mountain-Tanager

Black Flowerpiercer

Blue-backed Conebill

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found