Schistochlamys melanopis
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The black-faced tanager (Schistochlamys melanopis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Tanager sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park on a given day, based on 155 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 66th most-seen of the 273 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June, September and November
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Tanager in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January, August and October, the lowest months. Those are among Chapada dos Guimarães National Park's driest months, with about 65 mm of rain a month against 240 mm in March. February to April have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-faced 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 5 parks where we can rate Black-faced Tanager sightings, Chapada dos Guimarães National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Sierra de la Macarena National Park (Colombia, about 10%) and Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-faced Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (155 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.
