Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusStilpnia (Stilpnia Tanagers)
- SpeciesStilpnia larvata (Golden-hooded Tanager)
The golden-hooded tanager (Stilpnia larvata) is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador. Adult golden-hooded tanagers are 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weigh 19 g (0.67 oz). The adult male has a golden head with a black eyemask edged with violet blue above and below. The upperparts of the body are black apart from the turquoise shoulders, rump and edgings of the wings and tail. The flanks are blue and the central belly is white. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-hooded Tanager sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 2,788 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Soberanía National Park
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
White-shouldered Tanager
Loriotus luctuosus
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Plain-colored Tanager
Tangara inornata
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
📅 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 Golden-hooded Tanager in Soberanía National Park?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-hooded Tanager sighting in Soberanía National Park, based on 2,788 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Golden-hooded Tanager in Soberanía National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Golden-hooded Tanager in Soberanía National Park in our monthly data.