Yellow-winged Tanager

Yellow-winged Tanager

Thraupis abbas

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
361 Verified records at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-winged tanager (Thraupis abbas) is a neotropical member of the tanager family. It is of average size for a tanager, about 18-centimetre (7.1 in) long. It is distinguished by the yellow patches on its dusky green wings, marking an otherwise dark bluish and gray body. It has a pale lavender tone on its throat and breast. The juvenile lacks this color, but has an olive-green head and upper back. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-winged Tanager sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 361 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
30–40
Feb
50–60
Mar
30–40
Apr
40–50
May
40–50
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
30–40
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
50–60%
2 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
40–50%
3 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
4 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
5 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
30–40%
6 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
30–40%
7 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
8 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
9 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
10 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
11 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
12 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
13 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
15 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
17 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-winged Tanager in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 32% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-winged Tanager sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 361 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-winged Tanager in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

March has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-winged Tanager in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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