Yellow-bellied Tanager

Yellow-bellied Tanager

Ixothraupis xanthogastra

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
83 Verified records at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-bellied tanager (Ixothraupis xanthogastra) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is across northern and western South America, being found from Venezuela east into Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, south into Brazil and Bolivia, and east into Guyana. It mostly inhabits lowland tropical forests, woodland edges, and secondary growth. It is, on average, it is 11–12.2 cm (4.3–4.8 in) long and weighs 14.1–17.9 g (0.5–0.6 oz). It is largely green with a pattern of black spots, with a clean yellow belly and unspotted flanks. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Tanager sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 83 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park

Speckled Tanager

Speckled Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ixothraupis guttata

<5% · Rare
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

50–60% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Likely
Silver-beaked Tanager
LC

Silver-beaked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus carbo

40–50% · Likely
Swallow Tanager
LC

Swallow Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tersina viridis

30–40% · Possible
Purple Honeycreeper
LC Endemic

Purple Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes caeruleus

20–30% · Possible
Burnished-buff Tanager

Burnished-buff Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia cayana

20–30% · Possible
Blue Dacnis
LC

Blue Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dacnis cayana

20–30% · Possible
Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

20–30% · Possible
Paradise Tanager
LC

Paradise Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara chilensis

20–30% · Possible
Masked Tanager

Masked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia nigrocincta

20–30% · Possible
Turquoise Tanager
LC

Turquoise Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara mexicana

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
5–10
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
5–10
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
20–30%
2 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
3 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
4 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
6 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
7 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
8 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
9 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-bellied Tanager in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Tanager sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 83 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Tanager in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Tanager in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.

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