Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Habia rubica
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusHabia
- SpeciesHabia rubica (Red-crowned Ant-Tanager)
The red-crowned ant tanager (Habia rubica) is a medium-sized passerine bird from tropical America. It is the only species now placed in the genus Habia. This species was long placed with the tanagers (Thraupidae), but it is actually closer to the cardinals (Cardinalidae). Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-crowned Ant-Tanager sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 169 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve
Summer Tanager
Piranga rubra
Blue Bunting
Cyanocompsa parellina
Rose-throated Tanager
Piranga roseogularis
Northern Cardinal
Cardinalis cardinalis
Indigo Bunting
Passerina cyanea
Gray-throated Chat
Granatellus sallaei
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Pheucticus ludovicianus
Blue Grosbeak
Passerina caerulea
Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
Painted Bunting
Passerina ciris
Dickcissel
Spiza americana
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
📅 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 Red-crowned Ant-Tanager in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Red-crowned Ant-Tanager sighting in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, based on 169 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-crowned Ant-Tanager in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve?
January has the highest sighting rate for Red-crowned Ant-Tanager in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.