Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusTersina
- SpeciesTersina viridis (Swallow Tanager)
The swallow tanager (Tersina viridis) is a species of Neotropic bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It occurs regularly in Panama, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. It has occurred as a vagrant in those two countries and on Tobago and Bonaire and there are unconfirmed reports from Curaçao. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Swallow Tanager sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 245 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus lacrymosus
Blue-necked Tanager
Stilpnia cyanicollis
Paradise Tanager
Tangara chilensis
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Green-and-gold Tanager
Tangara schrankii
Blue-and-black Tanager
Tangara vassorii
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Spotted Tanager
Ixothraupis punctata
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Hooded Mountain-Tanager
Buthraupis montana
📅 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 Swallow Tanager in Podocarpus National Park?
About 16% of wildlife watchers report a Swallow Tanager sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 245 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Swallow Tanager in Podocarpus National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Swallow Tanager in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.