Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusStilpnia (Stilpnia Tanagers)
- SpeciesStilpnia larvata (Golden-hooded Tanager)
The golden-hooded tanager (Stilpnia larvata) is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder from southern Mexico south to western Ecuador. Adult golden-hooded tanagers are 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weigh 19 g (0.67 oz). The adult male has a golden head with a black eyemask edged with violet blue above and below. The upperparts of the body are black apart from the turquoise shoulders, rump and edgings of the wings and tail. The flanks are blue and the central belly is white. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-hooded Tanager sighting in Carara National Park, based on 938 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Carara National Park
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
White-shouldered Tanager
Loriotus luctuosus
Gray-headed Tanager
Eucometis penicillata
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola
Blue-black Grassquit
Volatinia jacarina
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
📅 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 Golden-hooded Tanager in Carara National Park?
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-hooded Tanager sighting in Carara National Park, based on 938 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Golden-hooded Tanager in Carara National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Golden-hooded Tanager in Carara National Park in our monthly data.