Gilt-edged Tanager

Gilt-edged Tanager

Tangara cyanoventris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Chapada Diamantina National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

208 Verified sightings at Chapada Diamantina National Park From 2019 to 2026
692 In all 4 parks
July Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Gilt-edged Tanager

The gilt-edged tanager (Tangara cyanoventris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:37

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1150899 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:40

Brazil · 2025

© Ricardo José Mitidieri · XC1009667 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call1:12

Brazil · 2020

© Ciro Albano · XC576954 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
2 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Gilt-edged Tanager in Chapada Diamantina National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gilt-edged Tanager sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park on a given day, based on 208 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 38th most-seen of the 271 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Gilt-edged Tanager in Chapada Diamantina National Park?

July

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Gilt-edged Tanager in Chapada Diamantina National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Gilt-edged Tanager?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gilt-edged 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.

Is Chapada Diamantina National Park the best place to see a Gilt-edged Tanager?

Yes

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Gilt-edged Tanager sightings, Chapada Diamantina National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 20%) and Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Gilt-edged Tanager live in Chapada Diamantina National Park?

Same family: Thraupidae

The closest relatives of the Gilt-edged Tanager that you can see in Chapada Diamantina National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Bananaquit (about 60%), Blue Dacnis (about 50%) and Red-cowled Cardinal (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Gilt-edged Tanager sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Gilt-edged Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Chapada Diamantina National Park (208 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.

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