Red-shouldered Tanager
Tachyphonus phoenicius
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusTachyphonus (Tachyphonus Tanagers)
- SpeciesTachyphonus phoenicius (Red-shouldered Tanager)
The red-shouldered tanager (Tachyphonus phoenicius) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical seasonally wet or flooded lowland grassland. Wikipedia →
5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-shouldered Tanager sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 63 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Fulvous-crested Tanager
Tachyphonus surinamus
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Paradise Tanager
Tangara chilensis
Masked Tanager
Stilpnia nigrocincta
📅 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 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Red-shouldered Tanager in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
About 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-shouldered Tanager sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 63 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Red-shouldered Tanager in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Red-shouldered Tanager in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.