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 Pico Bonito National Park
Slate-colored Seedeater
Sporophila schistacea
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
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 Morelet's Seedeater in Pico Bonito National Park?
About 20% of visitor-days record a Morelet's Seedeater sighting in Pico Bonito National Park, based on 140 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Morelet's Seedeater in Pico Bonito National Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Morelet's Seedeater in Pico Bonito National Park in our monthly data.