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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
📅 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 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 23% of visitor-days record a Morelet's Seedeater sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 478 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Morelet's Seedeater in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
August has the highest sighting rate for Morelet's Seedeater in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.