White-winged Tanager
Piranga leucoptera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
- SpeciesPiranga leucoptera (White-winged Tanager)
The white-winged tanager (Piranga leucoptera) is a medium-sized American songbird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is found from Mexico, through Central America, across northern South America and as far south as Bolivia. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Tanager sighting in Henri Pittier National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Henri Pittier National Park
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Hepatic Tanager
Piranga flava
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Blue-black Grosbeak
Cyanocompsa cyanoides
Ultramarine Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia brissonii
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Pale-breasted Thrush
Turdus leucomelas
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a White-winged Tanager in Henri Pittier National Park?
About 3% of wildlife watchers report a White-winged Tanager sighting in Henri Pittier National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see White-winged Tanager in Henri Pittier National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for White-winged Tanager in Henri Pittier National Park in our monthly data.