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 Ostional Wildlife Refuge
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Yellow Warbler
Setophaga petechia
📅 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 Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Morelet's Seedeater sighting in Ostional Wildlife Refuge, based on 17 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Morelet's Seedeater in Ostional Wildlife Refuge?
September has the highest sighting rate for Morelet's Seedeater in Ostional Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.