Black-faced Tanager
Black-faced Tanager

Black-faced Tanager

Schistochlamys melanopis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
140 Verified records at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ 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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Tanager sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 140 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park

Cinnamon Tanager
LC

Cinnamon Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Schistochlamys ruficapillus

<5% · Rare
Sayaca Tanager

Sayaca Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis sayaca

60–70% · Likely
Swallow Tanager
LC

Swallow Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tersina viridis

50–60% · Likely
White-lined Tanager
LC

White-lined Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachyphonus rufus

50–60% · Likely
Blue Dacnis
LC

Blue Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dacnis cayana

50–60% · Likely
Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

50–60% · Likely
Silver-beaked Tanager
LC

Silver-beaked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus carbo

40–50% · Likely
Buff-throated Saltator
LC

Buff-throated Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator maximus

40–50% · Likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

30–40% · Possible
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

30–40% · Possible
Burnished-buff Tanager

Burnished-buff Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia cayana

30–40% · Possible
Red-crested Finch
LC

Red-crested Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coryphospingus cucullatus

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
20–30
Sep
5–10
Oct
30–40
Nov
10–20
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 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

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-faced Tanager in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Tanager sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 140 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-faced Tanager in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Tanager in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.

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