Hemithraupis guira
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The guira tanager (Hemithraupis guira) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 8 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 9 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 11 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 13 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 14 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 15 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 16 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Guira Tanager sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park on a given day, based on 87 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 99th most-seen of the 273 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Guira Tanager in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September, the lowest month. Those are among Chapada dos Guimarães National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain a month against 240 mm in March. February to April have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Guira 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.
5th of 16
Of the 16 parks where we can rate Guira Tanager sightings, Chapada dos Guimarães National Park ranks 5th at about 10%. The best odds are in Amboró National Park (Bolivia, about 30%), Chapada Diamantina National Park (Brazil, about 20%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 20%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Guira Tanager that you can see in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Sayaca Tanager (about 60%), Saffron Finch (about 60%) and Swallow Tanager (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Guira Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (87 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.
