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 Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 126 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 294th most-seen of the 505 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.
August
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-and-gold Tanager in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, 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.
Among the best
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Blue-and-gold Tanager sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, under 5%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Blue-and-gold Tanager that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Blue-gray Tanager (about 50%), Scarlet-rumped Tanager (about 40%) and Variable Seedeater (about 40%), 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 Braulio Carrillo National Park (126 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.
