Saffron-crowned Tanager
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Saffron-crowned Tanager

Tangara xanthocephala

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

The saffron-crowned tanager (Tangara xanthocephala) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. Found in the northern Andes of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela, it inhabits cloud forest, forest edges, and secondary forest, preferring areas with mossy trees. It is an average-sized species of tanager with a blue-green body and yellow head with a black forecrown, lores, orbital area, and chin. It forages in pairs or small groups of 3–7 individuals that are part of mixed-species flocks. It is the most frugivorous species in the genus Tangara, although it also feeds on insects. It forms breeding pairs and is thought to be socially monogamous. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Saffron-crowned Tanager sighting in Manu National Park, based on 753 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Manu National Park

Paradise Tanager
LC

Paradise Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara chilensis

20–30% · Possible
Turquoise Tanager
LC

Turquoise Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara mexicana

10–20% · With luck
Golden Tanager
LC

Golden Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara arthus

10–20% · With luck
Beryl-spangled Tanager
LC

Beryl-spangled Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara nigroviridis

5–10% · With luck
Green-and-gold Tanager
LC

Green-and-gold Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara schrankii

5–10% · With luck
Golden-eared Tanager
LC

Golden-eared Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara chrysotis

5–10% · With luck
Blue-and-black Tanager
LC

Blue-and-black Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara vassorii

<5% · Rare
Bay-headed Tanager
LC

Bay-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara gyrola

<5% · Rare
Opal-crowned Tanager
LC

Opal-crowned Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara callophrys

<5% · Rare
Opal-rumped Tanager
LC

Opal-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara velia

<5% · Rare
Flame-faced Tanager
LC

Flame-faced Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara parzudakii

<5% · Rare
Silver-beaked Tanager
LC

Silver-beaked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus carbo

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
10–20
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
10–20
Jun
10–20
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
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 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
2 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
3 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
4 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
5 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
6 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
7 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
8 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
9 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Saffron-crowned Tanager in Manu National Park?

About 14% of wildlife watchers report a Saffron-crowned Tanager sighting in Manu National Park, based on 753 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Saffron-crowned Tanager in Manu National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Saffron-crowned Tanager in Manu National Park in our monthly data.

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