Swallow Tanager
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Swallow Tanager

Tersina viridis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
30–40% · Possible
overall probability at Serra da Canastra National Park
181 Verified records at Serra da Canastra National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The swallow tanager (Tersina viridis) is a species of Neotropic bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It occurs regularly in Panama, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. It has occurred as a vagrant in those two countries and on Tobago and Bonaire and there are unconfirmed reports from Curaçao. Wikipedia →

30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Swallow Tanager sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 181 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Serra da Canastra National Park

Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

70–80% · Very likely
Sayaca Tanager

Sayaca Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis sayaca

50–60% · Likely
Burnished-buff Tanager

Burnished-buff Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia cayana

50–60% · Likely
Blue-black Grassquit
LC

Blue-black Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Volatinia jacarina

50–60% · Likely
Plumbeous Seedeater
LC

Plumbeous Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila plumbea

30–40% · Possible
Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch
LC

Wedge-tailed Grass-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Emberizoides herbicola

30–40% · Possible
Green-winged Saltator
LC

Green-winged Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator similis

30–40% · Possible
Blue Dacnis
LC

Blue Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dacnis cayana

30–40% · Possible
Cinnamon Tanager
LC

Cinnamon Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Schistochlamys ruficapillus

30–40% · Possible
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

20–30% · Possible
Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch
LC

Stripe-tailed Yellow-Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis citrina

20–30% · Possible
Yellow-bellied Seedeater
LC

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila nigricollis

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
10–20
Apr
20–30
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
50–60
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
20–30
Nov
5–10
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 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
50–60%
2 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
3 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
30–40%
4 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
30–40%
5 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
20–30%
6 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
20–30%
7 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
10–20%
8 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
9 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
10–20%
10 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
10–20%
11 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
12 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
13 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
5–10%
14 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
5–10%
15 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
16 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
17 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
18 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
19 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
20 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
21 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
22 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
23 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
24 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
25 Noel Kempff Mercado National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
Insufficient data
26 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
27 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Swallow Tanager in Serra da Canastra National Park?

About 36% of wildlife watchers report a Swallow Tanager sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park, based on 181 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Swallow Tanager in Serra da Canastra National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Swallow Tanager in Serra da Canastra National Park in our monthly data.

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