Yellow-bellied Tanager

Yellow-bellied Tanager

Ixothraupis xanthogastra

<5% · Rare
overall probability at Yasuní National Park
75 Verified records at Yasuní National Park
July 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% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Tanager sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 75 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Yasuní National Park

Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

30–40% · Possible
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

30–40% · Possible
Red-capped Cardinal
LC

Red-capped Cardinal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Paroaria gularis

20–30% · Possible
Silver-beaked Tanager
LC

Silver-beaked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus carbo

20–30% · Possible
Opal-rumped Tanager
LC

Opal-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara velia

20–30% · Possible
Masked Crimson Tanager
LC

Masked Crimson Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus nigrogularis

20–30% · Possible
Green Honeycreeper
LC

Green Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorophanes spiza

20–30% · With luck
Purple Honeycreeper
LC Endemic

Purple Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes caeruleus

10–20% · With luck
Magpie Tanager
LC

Magpie Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cissopis leverianus

10–20% · With luck
Opal-crowned Tanager
LC

Opal-crowned Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara callophrys

10–20% · With luck
Paradise Tanager
LC

Paradise Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara chilensis

10–20% · With luck
Turquoise Tanager
LC

Turquoise Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara mexicana

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
5–10
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Yasuní National Park?

About 2% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Tanager sighting in Yasuní National Park, based on 75 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Tanager in Yasuní National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Tanager in Yasuní National Park in our monthly data.

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