White-shouldered Tanager
Loriotus luctuosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusLoriotus
- SpeciesLoriotus luctuosus (White-shouldered Tanager)
The white-shouldered tanager (Loriotus luctuosus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found from Honduras to Panama, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a White-shouldered Tanager sighting in Carara National Park, based on 1,571 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-shouldered Tanager in Carara National Park?
About 33% of wildlife watchers report a White-shouldered Tanager sighting in Carara National Park, based on 1,571 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-shouldered Tanager in Carara National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for White-shouldered Tanager in Carara National Park in our monthly data.