Bangsia arcaei
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The blue-and-gold tanager (Bangsia arcaei) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is native to the Talamancan montane forests and the Serranía del Darién. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →
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Costa Rica · 2010
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-and-gold Tanager sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 551 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 229th most-seen of the 503 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, September and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-and-gold Tanager in Arenal Volcano National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, June–August and October, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-and-gold Tanager sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Blue-and-gold Tanager sightings, Arenal Volcano National Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, under 5%) and Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, under 5%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Blue-and-gold Tanager that you can see in Arenal Volcano National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Scarlet-rumped Tanager (about 80%), Blue-gray Tanager (about 70%) and Bananaquit (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Blue-and-gold Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Arenal Volcano National Park (551 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
