Brazilian Tanager
Ramphocelus bresilia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusRamphocelus (Silver-billed Tanagers)
- SpeciesRamphocelus bresilia (Brazilian Tanager)
The Brazilian tanager (Ramphocelus bresilia) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to eastern Brazil and far northeastern Argentina, occurring in the coastal region from Paraíba and southwards to Santa Catarina and Misiones. The Swedish naturalist Carl Linnaeus described the Brazilian tanager in 1766 in the twelfth edition of his Systema Naturae. He coined the binomial name Tanagra bresilia. It is now placed in the genus Ramphocelus which was introduced by the French zoologist Anselme Gaëtan Desmarest in 1805. The Brazilian tanager is a typical member of the family, with a heavy bill and sexually dimorphic plumage. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Brazilian Tanager sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Tijuca National Park
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Green-headed Tanager
Tangara seledon
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Flame-crested Tanager
Loriotus cristatus
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Red-necked Tanager
Tangara cyanocephala
Rufous-headed Tanager
Hemithraupis ruficapilla
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Black-backed Tanager
Stilpnia peruviana
📅 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 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Brazilian Tanager in Tijuca National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Brazilian Tanager sighting in Tijuca National Park, based on 55 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Brazilian Tanager in Tijuca National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Brazilian Tanager in Tijuca National Park in our monthly data.