Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusThraupis (Typical Tanagers)
- SpeciesThraupis sayaca (Sayaca Tanager)
The sayaca tanager (Thraupis sayaca) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers. It is a common resident in northeastern, central, and southeastern Brazil (Portuguese: sanhaço [sɐ̃ˈɲasu] or sanhaçu [sɐ̃ɲaˈsu]), and Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and northeastern Argentina (where they are known as celestinos or celestinas). A few are recorded from far southeastern Peru, but its status there is unclear, in part due to the potential of confusion with the very similar juveniles of the blue-grey tanager. It occurs in a wide range of open to semiopen habitats, but generally avoids the interior of dense forest (such as the Amazon). This tanager visits farmland in search of orchards and adapts readily to urban environment, as long as some arboreal cover and a supply of fruits are available. It feeds on flowers, buds, and insects, and this omnivorous lifestyle has helped it to become perhaps the most — or one of the most — common urban birds in southeastern Brazil, along with the rufous-bellied thrush. Wikipedia →
50–60% of wildlife watchers report a Sayaca Tanager sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 794 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Itatiaia National Park
Golden-chevroned Tanager
Thraupis ornata
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Azure-shouldered Tanager
Thraupis cyanoptera
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Green-headed Tanager
Tangara seledon
Ruby-crowned Tanager
Tachyphonus coronatus
Green-winged Saltator
Saltator similis
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Black-goggled Tanager
Trichothraupis melanops
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Brassy-breasted Tanager
Tangara desmaresti
📅 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 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 11 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 13 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 15 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 16 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sayaca Tanager in Itatiaia National Park?
About 56% of wildlife watchers report a Sayaca Tanager sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 794 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Sayaca Tanager in Itatiaia National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Sayaca Tanager in Itatiaia National Park in our monthly data.