Speckled Tanager
Ixothraupis guttata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusIxothraupis (Speckled Tanagers)
- SpeciesIxothraupis guttata (Speckled Tanager)
The speckled tanager (Ixothraupis guttata) is a medium-sized passerine bird. It is a resident breeder in Costa Rica, Panama, Trinidad, Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, Suriname and the north of Brazil. There are also sight records from French Guiana. It is probably a close relative of the spotted tanager (I. punctata) which replaces it to the south. These two species are generally presumably to be fully allopatric, but may actually be parapatric: in 1998 a speckled tanager was found in the Serranía de los Churumbelos (Colombia), just about 160 km (99 mi) north of where spotted tanagers are known to occur. Adult speckled tanagers are 13.2 cm (5.2 in) long and weigh 18 g (0.63 oz). Wikipedia →
40–50% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Tanager sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 133 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Canaima National Park
Yellow-bellied Tanager
Ixothraupis xanthogastra
Spotted Tanager
Ixothraupis punctata
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Black-headed Tanager
Stilpnia cyanoptera
Greater Flowerpiercer
Diglossa major
Red-shouldered Tanager
Tachyphonus phoenicius
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
Ruddy-breasted Seedeater
Sporophila minuta
📅 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 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Canaima National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Speckled Tanager in Canaima National Park?
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Speckled Tanager sighting in Canaima National Park, based on 133 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Speckled Tanager in Canaima National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Speckled Tanager in Canaima National Park in our monthly data.