Piranga roseogularis
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The rose-throated tanager (Piranga roseogularis) is a medium-sized songbird in the family Cardinalidae, the cardinals or cardinal grosbeaks. Endemic to the Yucatán Peninsula in Central America, it is found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. The male has greyish plumage with a deep rose throat and crown, while the female is similar but for a yellow crown and throat.
American ornithologist Samuel Cabot III described the rose-throated tanager in 1846, having seen a pair in the Yucatán Peninsula and shooting the male. A 2019 genetic study using mitochondrial DNA showed that it was a basal (early offshoot) of a lineage
that gave rise to the scarlet, hepatic, summer, western and flame-colored tanagers. The rose-throated tanager and the other species of genus Piranga were originally placed in the family Thraupidae, the "true" tanagers. Since approximately 2008 they have been placed in their current family, the Cardinalidae.
The rose-throated tanager is 16 cm (6.3 in) long and weighs 21 to 30 g (0.74 to... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 4 | Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rose-throated Tanager sighting in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, based on 83 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 116th most-seen of the 271 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June and July
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rose-throated Tanager in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April, August and October, the lowest months. Those are among Calakmul Biosphere Reserve's wettest months, with about 90 mm of rain a month against 15 mm in February.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rose-throated Tanager sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Rose-throated Tanager sightings, Calakmul Biosphere Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rose-throated Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Calakmul Biosphere Reserve (83 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.
