Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusEucometis
- SpeciesEucometis penicillata (Gray-headed Tanager)
The grey-headed tanager (Eucometis penicillata) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, and every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, French Guiana, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Tanager sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 281 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tayrona National Natural Park
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Crimson-backed Tanager
Ramphocelus dimidiatus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Olivaceous Saltator
Saltator olivascens
Gray Seedeater
Sporophila intermedia
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Streaked Saltator
Saltator striatipectus
Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
📅 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 Gray-headed Tanager in Tayrona National Natural Park?
About 26% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Tanager sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 281 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray-headed Tanager in Tayrona National Natural Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Gray-headed Tanager in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.