Black-capped Tanager
Stilpnia heinei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusStilpnia (Stilpnia Tanagers)
- SpeciesStilpnia heinei (Black-capped Tanager)
The black-capped tanager (Stilpnia heinei) is one of the many species of Neotropical bird in the family Thraupidae. It lives in the mountains of Ecuador, Colombia, and Venezuela year-round. This bird can often be found in open landscapes, alone or in pairs, hiding under branches of trees and bushes. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
20–30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Tanager sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 1,712 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park
Scrub Tanager
Stilpnia vitriolina
Blue-necked Tanager
Stilpnia cyanicollis
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Golden Tanager
Tangara arthus
Flame-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus flammigerus
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus
Blue-winged Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus somptuosus
📅 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 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 6 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-capped Tanager in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
About 25% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Tanager sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, based on 1,712 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-capped Tanager in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Black-capped Tanager in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park in our monthly data.