White-winged Tanager
Piranga leucoptera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
- SpeciesPiranga leucoptera (White-winged Tanager)
The white-winged tanager (Piranga leucoptera) is a medium-sized American songbird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is found from Mexico, through Central America, across northern South America and as far south as Bolivia. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Tanager sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Chirripó National Park
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Flame-colored Tanager
Piranga bidentata
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Western Tanager
Piranga ludoviciana
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Black-thighed Grosbeak
Pheucticus tibialis
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Habia rubica
Blue-black Grosbeak
Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Blue Seedeater
Amaurospiza concolor
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
📅 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-winged Tanager in Chirripó National Park?
About 6% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Tanager sighting in Chirripó National Park, based on 116 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-winged Tanager in Chirripó National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for White-winged Tanager in Chirripó National Park in our monthly data.