Black-capped Tanager
Stilpnia heinei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusStilpnia (Stilpnia Tanagers)
- SpeciesStilpnia heinei (Black-capped Tanager)
The black-capped tanager (Stilpnia heinei) is one of the many species of Neotropical bird in the family Thraupidae. It lives in the mountains of Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela year-round. This bird can often be found in open landscapes, alone or in pairs, hiding under branches of trees and bushes. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Tanager sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 109 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Chingaza National Natural Park
Blue-necked Tanager
Stilpnia cyanicollis
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Masked Tanager
Stilpnia nigrocincta
Black-headed Tanager
Stilpnia cyanoptera
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus igniventris
Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Rufous-browed Conebill
Conirostrum rufum
Glossy Flowerpiercer
Diglossa lafresnayii
Black Flowerpiercer
Diglossa humeralis
Plumbeous Sierra Finch
Geospizopsis unicolor
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Blue-backed Conebill
Conirostrum sitticolor
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-capped Tanager in Chingaza National Natural Park?
About 9% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Tanager sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park, based on 109 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-capped Tanager in Chingaza National Natural Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Black-capped Tanager in Chingaza National Natural Park in our monthly data.