Black-faced Tanager
Schistochlamys melanopis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSchistochlamys (Black-faced and Cinnamon Tanagers)
- SpeciesSchistochlamys melanopis (Black-faced Tanager)
The black-faced tanager (Schistochlamys melanopis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Tanager sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Scrub Tanager
Stilpnia vitriolina
Blue-necked Tanager
Stilpnia cyanicollis
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus lacrymosus
Streaked Saltator
Saltator striatipectus
White-sided Flowerpiercer
Diglossa albilatera
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
📅 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 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 8 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 13 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-faced Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Tanager sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 13 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-faced Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park in our monthly data.