Black-faced Tanager
Black-faced Tanager

Black-faced Tanager

Schistochlamys melanopis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Chapada Diamantina National Park
2 Verified records at Chapada Diamantina National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-faced tanager (Schistochlamys melanopis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Chapada Diamantina National Park

Cinnamon Tanager
LC

Cinnamon Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Schistochlamys ruficapillus

40–50% · Likely
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

50–60% · Likely
Sayaca Tanager

Sayaca Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis sayaca

50–60% · Likely
Burnished-buff Tanager

Burnished-buff Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia cayana

40–50% · Likely
Blue Dacnis
LC

Blue Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dacnis cayana

40–50% · Likely
Red-cowled Cardinal
LC Endemic

Red-cowled Cardinal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Paroaria dominicana

40–50% · Likely
Blue-black Grassquit
LC

Blue-black Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Volatinia jacarina

30–40% · Possible
Green-winged Saltator
LC

Green-winged Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator similis

20–30% · Possible
Pale-throated Pampa-Finch
LC Endemic

Pale-throated Pampa-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Embernagra longicauda

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
LC

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila nigricollis

20–30% · Possible
Black-throated Saltator

Black-throated Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltatricula atricollis

20–30% · Possible
Gilt-edged Tanager
LC Endemic

Gilt-edged Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara cyanoventris

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Black-faced Tanager at Chapada Diamantina National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
10–20%
3 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
4 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
5 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
6 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
7 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
8 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
9 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
10 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
11 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
12 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
13 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
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