Flame-crested Tanager

Flame-crested Tanager

Loriotus cristatus

10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
446 Verified records at Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The flame-crested tanager (Loriotus cristatus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Flame-crested Tanager sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 446 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
5–10
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
2 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
3 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
4 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
5 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
6 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
5–10%
7 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
8 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
9 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
10 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
11 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
12 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
13 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
14 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Flame-crested Tanager in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

About 11% of wildlife watchers report a Flame-crested Tanager sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve, based on 446 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Flame-crested Tanager in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve?

March has the highest sighting rate for Flame-crested Tanager in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve in our monthly data.

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