Fulvous-crested Tanager
Tachyphonus surinamus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusTachyphonus (Tachyphonus Tanagers)
- SpeciesTachyphonus surinamus (Fulvous-crested Tanager)
The fulvous-crested tanager (Tachyphonus surinamus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The fulvous-crested tanager is found in the entire Amazon Basin, but only the downstream third of the southern half, in the southeast and southwest. The species ranges into the Guianas in the northeast, and the Orinoco River drainage of Venezuela in the northwest; for its range limit, it is not found in the western or northern regions of the Orinoco drainage. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Fulvous-crested Tanager sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Amacayacu National Natural Park
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila castaneiventris
Yellow-bellied Dacnis
Dacnis flaviventer
Turquoise Tanager
Tangara mexicana
Masked Crimson Tanager
Ramphocelus nigrogularis
Red-capped Cardinal
Paroaria gularis
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Wing-barred Seedeater
Sporophila americana
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
Sporophila angolensis
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fulvous-crested Tanager in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Fulvous-crested Tanager sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park, based on 23 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Fulvous-crested Tanager in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
June has the highest sighting rate for Fulvous-crested Tanager in Amacayacu National Natural Park in our monthly data.