Yellow-winged Tanager
Thraupis abbas
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusThraupis (Typical Tanagers)
- SpeciesThraupis abbas (Yellow-winged Tanager)
The yellow-winged tanager (Thraupis abbas) is a neotropical member of the tanager family. It is of average size for a tanager, about 18-centimetre (7.1 in) long. It is distinguished by the yellow patches on its dusky green wings, marking an otherwise dark bluish and gray body. It has a pale lavender tone on its throat and breast. The juvenile lacks this color, but has an olive-green head and upper back. Wikipedia →
10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-winged Tanager sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 112 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Calakmul Biosphere Reserve
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps
Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Black-throated Shrike-Tanager
Lanio aurantius
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
📅 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 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 6 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 8 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 9 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 12 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 13 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 17 | Celestún Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-winged Tanager in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-winged Tanager sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, based on 112 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Yellow-winged Tanager in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve?
April has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-winged Tanager in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.