Evidence found
279 records across 10 countries and territories, 1897–2022.
Pyrenestes ostrinus · GBIF taxon key 2493636
Where has the Black-bellied Seedcracker been recorded?
Pyrenestes ostrinus occurrence evidence comes from 279 records in 10 countries and territories, from 1897 to 2022. Most records come from Cameroon.
- 279 records
- 10 places
- 29 years recorded
- Aves class
Observation evidence passport
Source coverage
CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.
Refreshed 2026-09-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.
What this means
The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: April.
11 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.
What this does not mean
repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.
A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.
Compare this animal’s observation pattern
When it is recorded
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Peak month: April. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.
Records over time
18972022
Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.
Where Black-bellied Seedcracker has been recorded
The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Black-bellied Seedcracker. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.
| Place | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 147 | |
| Uganda | 84 | |
| Equatorial Guinea | 16 | |
| Central African Republic | 9 | |
| Gabon | 7 | |
| DR Congo | 6 | |
| Sudan | 5 | |
| Angola | 3 | |
| Benin | 1 | |
| Niger | 1 |
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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.