Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus lacrymosus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusAnisognathus (Typical Mountain-Tanagers)
- SpeciesAnisognathus lacrymosus (Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager)
The lacrimose mountain tanager (Anisognathus lacrymosus) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Andean highland forest from Venezuela, through Colombia and Ecuador, to Peru. Some of its 11 subspecies are quite distinctive and A. l. yariguierum was only scientifically described in 2010. The bird is named Lacrimose (i.e. crying) for the yellow patch below the eye that suggests tears. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 226 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park
Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus igniventris
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus somptuosus
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
Streaked Saltator
Saltator striatipectus
White-sided Flowerpiercer
Diglossa albilatera
📅 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 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park?
About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 226 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager in Puracé National Natural Park in our monthly data.