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 Utría National Natural Park
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila nigricollis
Flame-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus flammigerus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Scarlet-browed Tanager
Heterospingus xanthopygius
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Scarlet-thighed Dacnis
Dacnis venusta
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Tawny-crested Tanager
Tachyphonus delatrii
📅 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 Utría National Natural Park?
About 10% of visitor-days record a Variable Seedeater sighting in Utría National Natural Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Variable Seedeater in Utría National Natural Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Variable Seedeater in Utría National Natural Park in our monthly data.