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 →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Tanager sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park, based on 129 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Amacayacu National Natural Park
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Chestnut-bellied Seedeater
Sporophila castaneiventris
Yellow-bellied Dacnis
Dacnis flaviventer
Turquoise Tanager
Tangara mexicana
Masked Crimson Tanager
Ramphocelus nigrogularis
Red-capped Cardinal
Paroaria gularis
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Wing-barred Seedeater
Sporophila americana
Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch
Sporophila angolensis
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 Amacayacu National Natural Park?
About 15% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Tanager sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park, based on 129 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Gray-headed Tanager in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
July has the highest sighting rate for Gray-headed Tanager in Amacayacu National Natural Park in our monthly data.