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 Manuel Antonio National Park
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila nigricollis
Slate-colored Seedeater
Sporophila schistacea
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Sporophila minuta
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
📅 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 Manuel Antonio National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Morelet's Seedeater sighting in Manuel Antonio National Park, based on 196 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Morelet's Seedeater in Manuel Antonio National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Morelet's Seedeater in Manuel Antonio National Park in our monthly data.