Golden Tanager
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Golden Tanager

Tangara arthus

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

The golden tanager (Tangara arthus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is widespread and often common in highland forests of the Andes (from Bolivia and northwards) and Venezuelan Coastal Range in north-western South America. Its plumage is overall golden-yellow with black to the back, wings, tail and ear-coverts. Some subspecies are partially/largely brown below. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Tanager sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park

Blue-and-black Tanager
LC

Blue-and-black Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara vassorii

20–30% · Possible
Bay-headed Tanager
LC

Bay-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara gyrola

20–30% · With luck
Saffron-crowned Tanager
LC

Saffron-crowned Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara xanthocephala

5–10% · With luck
Beryl-spangled Tanager
LC

Beryl-spangled Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara nigroviridis

5–10% · With luck
Metallic-green Tanager
LC

Metallic-green Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara labradorides

<5% · Rare
Flame-faced Tanager
LC

Flame-faced Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara parzudakii

<5% · Rare
Golden-eared Tanager
LC

Golden-eared Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara chrysotis

Insufficient data
Blue-browed Tanager
LC

Blue-browed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara cyanotis

Insufficient data
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

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
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 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
70–80%
2 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
30–40%
3 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
20–30%
4 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
5 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
6 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
7 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
8 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
9 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
10 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Golden Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park?

About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Golden Tanager sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 40 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Golden Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park?

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

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