Iridosornis rufivertex
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The golden-crowned tanager (Iridosornis rufivertex) 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. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-crowned Tanager sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, based on 111 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 65th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June, August and October
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-crowned Tanager in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in March and April, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-crowned 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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Golden-crowned Tanager sightings, Chingaza National Natural Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 20%) and Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Golden-crowned 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 Golden-crowned Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Chingaza National Natural Park (111 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.
