Rufous-winged Tanager
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Rufous-winged Tanager

Tangara lavinia

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Darién National Park
15 Verified records at Darién National Park
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The rufous-winged tanager (Tangara lavinia) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-winged Tanager sighting in Darién National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Darién National Park

Plain-colored Tanager
LC

Plain-colored Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara inornata

30–40% · Possible
Bay-headed Tanager
LC

Bay-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara gyrola

<5% · Rare
Silver-throated Tanager
LC

Silver-throated Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara icterocephala

<5% · Rare
🐦 No photo available
LC

Green-naped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara fucosa

<5% · Rare
Emerald Tanager
LC

Emerald Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara florida

<5% · Rare
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

50–60% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

30–40% · Possible
White-shouldered Tanager

White-shouldered Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Loriotus luctuosus

30–40% · Possible
Blue-black Grassquit
LC

Blue-black Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Volatinia jacarina

20–30% · Possible
Golden-hooded Tanager

Golden-hooded Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia larvata

20–30% · Possible
Variable Seedeater
LC

Variable Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila corvina

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
2 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
5 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
6 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
11 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
13 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-winged Tanager in Darién National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-winged Tanager sighting in Darién National Park, based on 15 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rufous-winged Tanager in Darién National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-winged Tanager in Darién National Park in our monthly data.

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