Black-faced Tanager
Schistochlamys melanopis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSchistochlamys (Black-faced and Cinnamon Tanagers)
- SpeciesSchistochlamys melanopis (Black-faced Tanager)
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 →
Closest Relatives at Darién National Park
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Plain-colored Tanager
Tangara inornata
White-shouldered Tanager
Loriotus luctuosus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Sporophila minuta
White-eared Conebill
Conirostrum leucogenys
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Black-faced Tanager at Darién National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |