Black-headed Tanager
Stilpnia cyanoptera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusStilpnia (Stilpnia Tanagers)
- SpeciesStilpnia cyanoptera (Black-headed Tanager)
The black-headed tanager (Stilpnia cyanoptera) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the Andes of northeastern Colombia and the Venezuelan Coastal Range. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. The black-hooded tanager (Stilpnia whitelyi) was formerly considered to be conspecific with this species. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Tanager sighting in Henri Pittier National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Henri Pittier National Park
Blue-necked Tanager
Stilpnia cyanicollis
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Black-capped Tanager
Stilpnia heinei
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
Golden Tanager
Tangara arthus
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
Speckled Tanager
Ixothraupis guttata
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-headed Tanager in Henri Pittier National Park?
About 7% of wildlife watchers report a Black-headed Tanager sighting in Henri Pittier National Park, based on 28 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-headed Tanager in Henri Pittier National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Black-headed Tanager in Henri Pittier National Park in our monthly data.