Blue-necked Tanager
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Blue-necked Tanager

Stilpnia cyanicollis

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Cordillera Azul National Park
349 Verified records at Cordillera Azul National Park
November Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The blue-necked tanager (Stilpnia cyanicollis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in South America from Colombia to Bolivia. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest. The blue-necked tanager averages 12 cm (4.7 in) in length and weighs approximately 17 g (5⁄8 oz). They have a blue hood and throat. The wing coverts, wing edges, and rump are turquoise to a greenish straw color. Wikipedia →

20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-necked Tanager sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 349 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park

Green-throated Tanager

Green-throated Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia argyrofenges

<5% · Rare
Silvery Tanager

Silvery Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia viridicollis

<5% · Rare
Masked Tanager

Masked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia nigrocincta

<5% · Rare
Burnished-buff Tanager

Burnished-buff Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia cayana

Insufficient data
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

40–50% · Likely
Magpie Tanager
LC

Magpie Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cissopis leverianus

30–40% · Possible
Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

20–30% · Possible
Bay-headed Tanager
LC

Bay-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara gyrola

20–30% · Possible
Silver-beaked Tanager
LC

Silver-beaked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus carbo

20–30% · Possible
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

20–30% · Possible
Blue-black Grassquit
LC

Blue-black Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Volatinia jacarina

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
20–30
Feb
20–30
Mar
5–10
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
30–40
Oct
30–40
Nov
30–40
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 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
4 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
20–30%
5 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
20–30%
6 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
7 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
8 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
9 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
10 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
11 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
12 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
13 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
14 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
15 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-necked Tanager in Cordillera Azul National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-necked Tanager sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 349 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Blue-necked Tanager in Cordillera Azul National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Blue-necked Tanager in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.

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