Flame-colored Tanager
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Flame-colored Tanager

Piranga bidentata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered Endemic
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Irazú Volcano National Park
108 Verified records at Irazú Volcano National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The flame-colored tanager (Piranga bidentata), formerly known as the stripe-backed tanager, is a medium-sized American songbird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. It is found from Mexico throughout Central America to northern Panama and occasionally in the United States; four subspecies are recognized. The flame-colored tanager is 18 to 19 cm (7.1 to 7.5 in) long, the male having predominantly red-orange while the female is more yellowish orange. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Flame-colored Tanager sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 108 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Irazú Volcano National Park

Summer Tanager
LC

Summer Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga rubra

<5% · Rare
Black-thighed Grosbeak
LC

Black-thighed Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pheucticus tibialis

<5% · Rare
Sooty Thrush
LC

Sooty Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus nigrescens

90–100% · Very likely
Rufous-collared Sparrow
LC Endemic

Rufous-collared Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia capensis

80–90% · Very likely
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
LC

Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorospingus pileatus

80–90% · Very likely
Slaty Flowerpiercer
LC

Slaty Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa plumbea

70–80% · Very likely
Wilson's Warbler
LC

Wilson's Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cardellina pusilla

60–70% · Likely
Flame-throated Warbler
LC

Flame-throated Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Oreothlypis gutturalis

60–70% · Likely
Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush
LC

Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Catharus gracilirostris

50–60% · Likely
Volcano Junco
LC

Volcano Junco

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Junco vulcani

50–60% · Likely
Large-footed Finch
LC

Large-footed Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pezopetes capitalis

50–60% · Likely
Mountain Elaenia
LC

Mountain Elaenia

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Elaenia frantzii

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
30–40
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
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 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
70–80%
2 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
3 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
30–40%
5 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
7 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
8 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
9 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
10 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
11 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
12 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
13 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
15 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
16 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
17 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
18 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Flame-colored Tanager in Irazú Volcano National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Flame-colored Tanager sighting in Irazú Volcano National Park, based on 108 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Flame-colored Tanager in Irazú Volcano National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Flame-colored Tanager in Irazú Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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