Blue-necked Tanager
Stilpnia cyanicollis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusStilpnia (Stilpnia Tanagers)
- SpeciesStilpnia cyanicollis (Blue-necked Tanager)
The blue-necked tanager (Stilpnia cyanicollis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in South America from Colombia to Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest. The blue-necked tanager averages 12 cm (4.7 in) in length and weighs approximately 17 g (5⁄8 oz). They have a blue hood and throat. The wing coverts, wing edges, and rump are turquoise to a greenish straw color. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-necked Tanager sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Masked Tanager
Stilpnia nigrocincta
Black-capped Tanager
Stilpnia heinei
Scrub Tanager
Stilpnia vitriolina
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Paradise Tanager
Tangara chilensis
📅 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 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 12 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 15 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-necked Tanager in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
About 0% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-necked Tanager sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 5 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-necked Tanager in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Blue-necked Tanager in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.