Red-shouldered Tanager
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Red-shouldered Tanager

Tachyphonus phoenicius

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Canaima National Park
113 Verified records at Canaima National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The red-shouldered tanager (Tachyphonus phoenicius) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Red-shouldered Tanager sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 113 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park

Fulvous-crested Tanager

Fulvous-crested Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachyphonus surinamus

5–10% · With luck
White-lined Tanager
LC

White-lined Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachyphonus rufus

<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
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

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
30–40
Jun
40–50
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
50–60
Oct
60–70
Nov
40–50
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
30–40%
2 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
3 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-shouldered Tanager in Canaima National Park?

About 34% of wildlife watchers report a Red-shouldered Tanager sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 113 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-shouldered Tanager in Canaima National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Red-shouldered Tanager in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.

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