Rufous-winged Tanager
Tangara lavinia
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusTangara
- SpeciesTangara lavinia (Rufous-winged Tanager)
The rufous-winged tanager (Tangara lavinia) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-winged Tanager sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge
Plain-colored Tanager
Tangara inornata
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Tawny-crested Tanager
Tachyphonus delatrii
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Thick-billed Seed-Finch
Sporophila funerea
Morelet's Seedeater
Sporophila morelleti
Shining Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes lucidus
📅 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 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 6 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-winged Tanager in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-winged Tanager sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 12 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Rufous-winged Tanager in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
October has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-winged Tanager in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.