Paradise Tanager
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Paradise Tanager

Tangara chilensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Canaima National Park
80 Verified records at Canaima National Park
February Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The paradise tanager (Tangara chilensis) is a brilliantly multicolored, medium-sized songbird whose length varies between 13.5 and 15 cm (5.3 to 6"). It has a light green head, sky blue underparts and black upper body plumage.The vivid colours of the paradise tanager have been linked to underlying achromatic feather layers (black or white) that enhance the brilliance of structural colours. Depending on subspecies, the behind is yellow and red or all red. The beak is black and the legs are grey. It is native to the Amazon rainforest. Found in humid tropical and subtropical forests in the western and northern Amazon Basin in South America, the species can be found in Venezuela, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Brazil. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Paradise Tanager sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 80 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park

Bay-headed Tanager
LC

Bay-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara gyrola

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

Opal-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara velia

10–20% · With luck
Turquoise Tanager
LC

Turquoise Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara mexicana

<5% · Rare
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

50–60% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Likely
Silver-beaked Tanager
LC

Silver-beaked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus carbo

40–50% · Likely
Black-headed Tanager

Black-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia cyanoptera

40–50% · Likely
Greater Flowerpiercer
LC

Greater Flowerpiercer

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Diglossa major

40–50% · Likely
Speckled Tanager

Speckled Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ixothraupis guttata

40–50% · Likely
Red-shouldered Tanager
LC

Red-shouldered Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachyphonus phoenicius

30–40% · Possible
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

30–40% · Possible
Red-legged Honeycreeper
LC Endemic

Red-legged Honeycreeper

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanerpes cyaneus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
40–50
Feb
5–10
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
5–10
Sep
30–40
Oct
40–50
Nov
20–30
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 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
30–40%
2 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
30–40%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
4 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
20–30%
5 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
6 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
7 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
8 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
9 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
10 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
11 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
12 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
13 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Paradise Tanager in Canaima National Park?

About 24% of wildlife watchers report a Paradise Tanager sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 80 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Paradise Tanager in Canaima National Park?

February has the highest sighting rate for Paradise Tanager in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.

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