Yellow-bellied Tanager

Yellow-bellied Tanager

Ixothraupis xanthogastra

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Canaima National Park
84 Verified records at Canaima National Park
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-bellied tanager (Ixothraupis xanthogastra) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is across northern and western South America, being found from Venezuela east into Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, south into Brazil and Bolivia, and east into Guyana. It mostly inhabits lowland tropical forests, woodland edges, and secondary growth. It is, on average, it is 11–12.2 cm (4.3–4.8 in) long and weighs 14.1–17.9 g (0.5–0.6 oz). It is largely green with a pattern of black spots, with a clean yellow belly and unspotted flanks. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Tanager sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 84 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park

Speckled Tanager

Speckled Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ixothraupis guttata

40–50% · Likely
Spotted Tanager

Spotted Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ixothraupis punctata

10–20% · With luck
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
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
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
LC

Ruddy-breasted Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila minuta

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
30–40
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
50–60
Jul
20–30
Aug
10–20
Sep
20–30
Oct
30–40
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
20–30%
2 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
3 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
4 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
6 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
7 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
8 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
9 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-bellied Tanager in Canaima National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Tanager sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 84 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Tanager in Canaima National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Tanager in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.

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