Black-headed Tanager
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Black-headed Tanager

Stilpnia cyanoptera

40–50% · Likely
overall probability at Canaima National Park
144 Verified records at Canaima National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-headed tanager (Stilpnia cyanoptera) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the Andes of northeastern Colombia and the Venezuelan Coastal Range. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. The black-hooded tanager (Stilpnia whitelyi) was formerly considered to be conspecific with this species. Wikipedia →

40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Tanager sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 144 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park

Burnished-buff Tanager

Burnished-buff Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia cayana

20–30% · With luck
Masked Tanager

Masked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia nigrocincta

<5% · Rare
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

50–60% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Likely
Silver-beaked Tanager
LC

Silver-beaked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus carbo

40–50% · Likely
Greater Flowerpiercer
LC

Greater Flowerpiercer

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Diglossa major

40–50% · Likely
Speckled Tanager

Speckled Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ixothraupis guttata

40–50% · Likely
Red-shouldered Tanager
LC

Red-shouldered Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachyphonus phoenicius

30–40% · Possible
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

30–40% · Possible
Red-legged Honeycreeper
LC Endemic

Red-legged Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes cyaneus

20–30% · Possible
Purple Honeycreeper
LC Endemic

Purple Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes caeruleus

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-bellied Tanager

Yellow-bellied Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ixothraupis xanthogastra

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
40–50
Feb
40–50
Mar
20–30
Apr
50–60
May
60–70
Jun
30–40
Jul
40–50
Aug
20–30
Sep
70–80
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
40–50%
2 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
3 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
4 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Tanager in Canaima National Park?

About 43% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Tanager sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 144 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-headed Tanager in Canaima National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Tanager in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.

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