Opal-rumped Tanager
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Opal-rumped Tanager

Tangara velia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Canaima National Park
36 Verified records at Canaima National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The opal-rumped tanager (Tangara velia) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest of South America. The population of the Atlantic Forest has a far paler chest than the other populations, and has often been considered a separate species as the silvery-breasted tanager (Tangara cyanomelas). Today most authorities treat it as a subspecies of the opal-rumped tanager. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Opal-rumped Tanager sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park

Paradise Tanager
LC

Paradise Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara chilensis

20–30% · Possible
Bay-headed Tanager
LC

Bay-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara gyrola

10–20% · With luck
Turquoise Tanager
LC

Turquoise Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara mexicana

<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
Black-headed Tanager

Black-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia cyanoptera

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

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
30–40
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
<5
May
20–30
Jun
5–10
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
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 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
2 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
3 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
4 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
5 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
6 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
7 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
<5%
8 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
9 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
10 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
11 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
12 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Opal-rumped Tanager in Canaima National Park?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Opal-rumped Tanager sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 36 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Opal-rumped Tanager in Canaima National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Opal-rumped Tanager in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.

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