Fawn-breasted Tanager
Pipraeidea melanonota
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusPipraeidea
- SpeciesPipraeidea melanonota (Fawn-breasted Tanager)
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 →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Fawn-breasted Tanager sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 287 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Los Nevados National Natural Park
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus igniventris
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus lacrymosus
Glossy Flowerpiercer
Diglossa lafresnayii
Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Plumbeous Sierra Finch
Geospizopsis unicolor
Hooded Mountain-Tanager
Buthraupis montana
Black Flowerpiercer
Diglossa humeralis
Blue-backed Conebill
Conirostrum sitticolor
Plain-colored Seedeater
Catamenia inornata
Páramo Seedeater
Catamenia homochroa
Golden Tanager
Tangara arthus
Superciliaried Hemispingus
Thlypopsis superciliaris
📅 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 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 7 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 13 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 14 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 15 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 16 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 17 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 18 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 19 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 20 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 21 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Fawn-breasted Tanager in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fawn-breasted Tanager sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park, based on 287 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Fawn-breasted Tanager in Los Nevados National Natural Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Fawn-breasted Tanager in Los Nevados National Natural Park in our monthly data.