Green-headed Tanager
Tangara seledon
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusTangara
- SpeciesTangara seledon (Green-headed Tanager)
The green-headed tanager (Tangara seledon) is a brightly colored bird found in the Atlantic forest in south-eastern Brazil, far eastern Paraguay, and far north-eastern Argentina (Misiones only). As other members of the genus Tangara, it is a small colorful bird, measuring an average of 13.5 centimeters (5.3 in) and a mass of 18g (0.6 oz). The green-headed Tanager has a greenish or bluish head, black on the back, and a contrastingly colored, orange or red rump. Females and juvenile birds have similar, though duller coloration. While essentially a bird of humid forests, it is also common in orchards and parks, where it moves through the canopy, making itself inconspicuous, as its apparently flashy blue-green coloration camouflages it well amongst the foliage. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Green-headed Tanager sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 736 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Iguaçu National Park
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Black-goggled Tanager
Trichothraupis melanops
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Magpie Tanager
Cissopis leverianus
Green-winged Saltator
Saltator similis
Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Chestnut-vented Conebill
Conirostrum speciosum
Ruby-crowned Tanager
Tachyphonus coronatus
Red-crested Finch
Coryphospingus cucullatus
Guira Tanager
Hemithraupis guira
📅 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 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Green-headed Tanager in Iguaçu National Park?
About 23% of wildlife watchers report a Green-headed Tanager sighting in Iguaçu National Park, based on 736 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Green-headed Tanager in Iguaçu National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Green-headed Tanager in Iguaçu National Park in our monthly data.