Fawn-breasted Tanager
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Fawn-breasted Tanager

Pipraeidea melanonota

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Itatiaia National Park
417 Verified records at Itatiaia National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The fawn-breasted tanager (Pipraeidea melanonota) is a species of tanager with a blue head and yellow breast. It occurs in the Andes of northwestern Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, as well as in the highlands of northeastern Argentina, south Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Fawn-breasted Tanager sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 417 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Itatiaia National Park

Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

60–70% · Likely
Green-headed Tanager
LC

Green-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara seledon

50–60% · Likely
Ruby-crowned Tanager
LC

Ruby-crowned Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachyphonus coronatus

50–60% · Likely
Sayaca Tanager

Sayaca Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis sayaca

50–60% · Likely
Golden-chevroned Tanager
Endemic

Golden-chevroned Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis ornata

50–60% · Likely
Green-winged Saltator
LC

Green-winged Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator similis

50–60% · Likely
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

50–60% · Likely
Blue Dacnis
LC

Blue Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dacnis cayana

40–50% · Likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

40–50% · Likely
Black-goggled Tanager
LC

Black-goggled Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Trichothraupis melanops

40–50% · Likely
Double-collared Seedeater
LC

Double-collared Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila caerulescens

40–50% · Likely
Brassy-breasted Tanager
LC Endemic

Brassy-breasted Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara desmaresti

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
10–20
Jul
20–30
Aug
40–50
Sep
40–50
Oct
30–40
Nov
20–30
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 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
2 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
3 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
4 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
5 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
6 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
7 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
8 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
9 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
10 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
11 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
12 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
13 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
14 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
15 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
16 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
17 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
18 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
19 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
20 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
21 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fawn-breasted Tanager in Itatiaia National Park?

About 29% of wildlife watchers report a Fawn-breasted Tanager sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 417 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fawn-breasted Tanager in Itatiaia National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Fawn-breasted Tanager in Itatiaia National Park in our monthly data.

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