Fawn-breasted Tanager
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Fawn-breasted Tanager

Pipraeidea melanonota

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Puracé National Natural Park
47 Verified records at Puracé National Natural Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 Puracé National Natural Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park

Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Likely
Scrub Tanager
Endemic

Scrub Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia vitriolina

30–40% · Possible
Blue-necked Tanager

Blue-necked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia cyanicollis

30–40% · Possible
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

30–40% · Possible
Crimson-backed Tanager
LC

Crimson-backed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus dimidiatus

30–40% · Possible
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

30–40% · Possible
Yellow-faced Grassquit
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tiaris olivaceus

20–30% · Possible
Masked Flowerpiercer
LC

Masked Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa cyanea

20–30% · Possible
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
LC

Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anisognathus lacrymosus

20–30% · Possible
Streaked Saltator
LC

Streaked Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator striatipectus

20–30% · Possible
White-sided Flowerpiercer
LC

White-sided Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa albilatera

20–30% · Possible
White-lined Tanager
LC

White-lined Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachyphonus rufus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
5–10
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
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 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
2 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
5–10%
3 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
4 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
5 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
6 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
5–10%
7 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
8 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
9 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
10 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
11 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
12 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
13 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
14 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
15 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
16 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
17 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
18 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
19 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
20 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
21 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Fawn-breasted Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park?

About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fawn-breasted Tanager sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 47 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Fawn-breasted Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Fawn-breasted Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park in our monthly data.

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