Blue-necked Tanager
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Blue-necked Tanager

Stilpnia cyanicollis

20–30% · Possible
overall probability at Manu National Park
1,432 Verified records at Manu National Park
August 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 Manu National Park, based on 1,432 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Manu National Park

Masked Tanager

Masked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia nigrocincta

5–10% · With luck
Golden-hooded Tanager

Golden-hooded Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia larvata

Insufficient data
Silver-beaked Tanager
LC

Silver-beaked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus carbo

50–60% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

40–50% · Possible
Buff-throated Saltator
LC

Buff-throated Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator maximus

20–30% · Possible
Paradise Tanager
LC

Paradise Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara chilensis

20–30% · Possible
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

20–30% · Possible
Red-capped Cardinal
LC

Red-capped Cardinal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Paroaria gularis

20–30% · Possible
Magpie Tanager
LC

Magpie Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cissopis leverianus

10–20% · With luck
Swallow Tanager
LC

Swallow Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tersina viridis

10–20% · With luck
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

10–20% · With luck
Saffron-crowned Tanager
LC

Saffron-crowned Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara xanthocephala

10–20% · With luck

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
20–30
Jul
30–40
Aug
30–40
Sep
20–30
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
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 Manu National Park?

About 27% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-necked Tanager sighting in Manu National Park, based on 1,432 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

August has the highest sighting rate for Blue-necked Tanager in Manu National Park in our monthly data.

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