Spangle-cheeked Tanager
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Spangle-cheeked Tanager

Tangara dowii

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

The spangle-cheeked tanager (Tangara dowii) is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is an endemic resident breeder in the highlands of Costa Rica and western Panama. Formerly considered conspecific with the green-naped tanager, it is now known that these two species differ geographically and genetically. It is common from about 1,200 to 3,000 m (3,900 to 9,800 ft) altitude in the canopy of epiphyte-laden wet mountain forests, and at lower levels in semi-open areas like clearings with trees, second growth and woodland edges. The bulky cup nest, lined with bromeliad leaves, is built in a tree fork or on a branch high amongst the epiphytes. The normal clutch is two eggs. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Spangle-cheeked Tanager sighting in Poás Volcano National Park, based on 45 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park

Silver-throated Tanager
LC

Silver-throated Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara icterocephala

<5% · Rare
Bay-headed Tanager
LC

Bay-headed Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara gyrola

Insufficient data
Slaty Flowerpiercer
LC

Slaty Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa plumbea

70–80% · Very likely
Black-headed Saltator
LC

Black-headed Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator atriceps

Insufficient data
Yellow-faced Grassquit
LC Endemic

Yellow-faced Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tiaris olivaceus

5–10% · With luck
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

5–10% · With luck
Peg-billed Finch
LC

Peg-billed Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Acanthidops bairdi

5–10% · Rare
Buff-throated Saltator
LC

Buff-throated Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator maximus

<5% · Rare
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
LC

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus passerinii

<5% · Rare
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

<5% · Rare
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
LC

Cinnamon-bellied Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator grandis

<5% · Rare
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

<5% · Rare

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
10–20
Feb
<5
Mar
10–20
Apr
<5
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
5–10
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
5–10
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
20–30%
2 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
3 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
4 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
5 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Spangle-cheeked Tanager in Poás Volcano National Park?

About 13% of wildlife watchers report a Spangle-cheeked Tanager sighting in Poás Volcano National Park, based on 45 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Spangle-cheeked Tanager in Poás Volcano National Park?

January has the highest sighting rate for Spangle-cheeked Tanager in Poás Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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