Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSporophila (Typical Seedeaters and Seed-Finches)
- SpeciesSporophila corvina (Variable Seedeater)
Closest Relatives at Machalilla National Park
Chestnut-throated Seedeater
Sporophila telasco
Parrot-billed Seedeater
Sporophila peruviana
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila nigricollis
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea
Black-and-white Seedeater
Sporophila luctuosa
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Streaked Saltator
Saltator striatipectus
Crimson-breasted Finch
Rhodospingus cruentus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Flame-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus flammigerus
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
📅 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 Variable Seedeater in Machalilla National Park?
About 40% of visitor-days record a Variable Seedeater sighting in Machalilla National Park, based on 362 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Variable Seedeater in Machalilla National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Variable Seedeater in Machalilla National Park in our monthly data.