Golden-hooded Tanager

Golden-hooded Tanager

Stilpnia larvata

30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
343 Verified records at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-hooded Tanager sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 343 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
30–40
Feb
50–60
Mar
30–40
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
10–20
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 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
60–70%
2 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
60–70%
3 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
4 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
5 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
6 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
7 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
8 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
9 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
30–40%
10 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
11 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
12 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
13 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
14 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
15 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
16 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
17 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
18 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
19 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
20 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
21 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
22 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
23 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
24 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
25 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
26 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
27 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
28 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
29 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
32 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data
33 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
34 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
35 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Golden-hooded Tanager in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 31% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-hooded Tanager sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 343 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Golden-hooded Tanager in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

March has the highest sighting rate for Golden-hooded Tanager in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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