Yellow-bellied Tanager

Yellow-bellied Tanager

Ixothraupis xanthogastra

5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Cordillera Azul National Park
101 Verified records at Cordillera Azul National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The yellow-bellied tanager (Ixothraupis xanthogastra) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is across northern and western South America, being found from Venezuela east into Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, south into Brazil and Bolivia, and east into Guyana. It mostly inhabits lowland tropical forests, woodland edges, and secondary growth. It is, on average, it is 11–12.2 cm (4.3–4.8 in) long and weighs 14.1–17.9 g (0.5–0.6 oz). It is largely green with a pattern of black spots, with a clean yellow belly and unspotted flanks. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Tanager sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 101 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Cordillera Azul National Park

Spotted Tanager

Spotted Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ixothraupis punctata

<5% · Rare
Dotted Tanager

Dotted Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ixothraupis varia

<5% · Rare
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
Blue-necked Tanager

Blue-necked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia cyanicollis

20–30% · 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
Buff-throated Saltator
LC

Buff-throated Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator maximus

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
5–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
<5
Jul
5–10
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
20–30%
2 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
3 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
5–10%
4 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
5 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
6 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
7 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
8 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
9 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Yellow-bellied Tanager in Cordillera Azul National Park?

About 8% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-bellied Tanager sighting in Cordillera Azul National Park, based on 101 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Yellow-bellied Tanager in Cordillera Azul National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Yellow-bellied Tanager in Cordillera Azul National Park in our monthly data.

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