Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusTersina
- SpeciesTersina viridis (Swallow Tanager)
The swallow tanager (Tersina viridis) is a species of Neotropic bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It occurs regularly in Panama, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. It has occurred as a vagrant in those two countries and on Tobago and Bonaire and there are unconfirmed reports from Curaçao. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Swallow Tanager sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 14 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-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
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
📅 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 Swallow Tanager in Tayrona National Natural Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Swallow Tanager sighting in Tayrona National Natural Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Swallow Tanager in Tayrona National Natural Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Swallow Tanager in Tayrona National Natural Park in our monthly data.