Paradise Tanager
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Paradise Tanager

Tangara chilensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Manu National Park
1,337 Verified records at Manu National Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The paradise tanager (Tangara chilensis) is a brilliantly multicolored, medium-sized songbird whose length varies between 13.5 and 15 cm (5.3 to 6"). It has a light green head, sky blue underparts and black upper body plumage.The vivid colours of the paradise tanager have been linked to underlying achromatic feather layers (black or white) that enhance the brilliance of structural colours. Depending on subspecies, the behind is yellow and red or all red. The beak is black and the legs are grey. It is native to the Amazon rainforest. Found in humid tropical and subtropical forests in the western and northern Amazon Basin in South America, the species can be found in Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Paradise Tanager sighting in Manu National Park, based on 1,337 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Manu National Park

Saffron-crowned Tanager
LC

Saffron-crowned Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara xanthocephala

10–20% · With luck
Turquoise Tanager
LC

Turquoise Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara mexicana

10–20% · With luck
Golden Tanager
LC

Golden Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara arthus

10–20% · With luck
Beryl-spangled Tanager
LC

Beryl-spangled Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara nigroviridis

5–10% · With luck
Green-and-gold Tanager
LC

Green-and-gold Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara schrankii

5–10% · With luck
Golden-eared Tanager
LC

Golden-eared Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara chrysotis

5–10% · With luck
Blue-and-black Tanager
LC

Blue-and-black Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara vassorii

<5% · Rare
Bay-headed Tanager
LC

Bay-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara gyrola

<5% · Rare
Opal-crowned Tanager
LC

Opal-crowned Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara callophrys

<5% · Rare
Opal-rumped Tanager
LC

Opal-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara velia

<5% · Rare
Flame-faced Tanager
LC

Flame-faced Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara parzudakii

<5% · Rare
Silver-beaked Tanager
LC

Silver-beaked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus carbo

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
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 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
2 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
4 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
20–30%
5 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
6 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
7 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
8 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
9 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
10 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
11 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
12 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
13 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Paradise Tanager in Manu National Park?

About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Paradise Tanager sighting in Manu National Park, based on 1,337 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Paradise Tanager in Manu National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Paradise Tanager in Manu National Park in our monthly data.

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