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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea
Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti
Nicaraguan Seed-Finch
Sporophila nuttingi
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Tawny-crested Tanager
Tachyphonus delatrii
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Plain-colored Tanager
Tangara inornata
Shining Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes lucidus
📅 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 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
About 43% of visitor-days record a Variable Seedeater sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 461 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Variable Seedeater in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
September has the highest sighting rate for Variable Seedeater in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.