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 Palo Verde National Park
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Shining Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes lucidus
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
📅 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 Palo Verde National Park?
About 15% of visitor-days record a Morelet's Seedeater sighting in Palo Verde National Park, based on 187 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Morelet's Seedeater in Palo Verde National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Morelet's Seedeater in Palo Verde National Park in our monthly data.