Cnemathraupis eximia
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The black-chested mountain tanager (Cnemathraupis eximia) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.
This species was formerly included in the genus Buthraupis. When a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2010 found that Buthraupis was polyphyletic, the black-chested mountain tanager was moved to the resurrected genus Cnemathraupis. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chested Mountain-Tanager sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, based on 146 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 55th most-seen of the 258 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.
January
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chested Mountain-Tanager in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, May and September, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-chested Mountain-Tanager sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Black-chested Mountain-Tanager sightings, Chingaza National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Black-chested Mountain-Tanager that you can see in Chingaza National Natural Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (about 80%), Masked Flowerpiercer (about 60%) and Rufous-browed Conebill (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-chested Mountain-Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Chingaza National Natural Park (146 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.
