Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusEucometis
- SpeciesEucometis penicillata (Gray-headed Tanager)
The grey-headed tanager (Eucometis penicillata) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, and every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, French Guiana, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Tanager sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 314 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Tropical Mockingbird
Mimus gilvus
Social Flycatcher
Myiozetetes similis
📅 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 Gray-headed Tanager in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Tanager sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 314 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray-headed Tanager in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Gray-headed Tanager in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.