Stilpnia cayana
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The burnished-buff tanager (Stilpnia cayana), also known as the rufous-crowned tanager, is a common South American species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the northern Guianas, most of Venezuela, and east-central Colombia; also near the Amazon River outlet in Brazil, as well as most of the east of that country, Paraguay, and northeast Argentina. It also occurs very locally in Bolivia and Peru. It can be seen in virtually any semi-open habitat with trees, including human-altered habitats such as gardens, plantations, and parks.
There are several subspecies of the burnished-buff tanager, falling into two main groups: the northern and western cayana group, and the southern and eastern flava group. The subspecies huberi from Marajó Island is intermediate between the two main groups. Males of the cayana group have an orange-rufous crown, black mask, and cream underparts distinctly tinged blue on the throat and chest. Males of the flava group have an orange-buff crown and buff underparts with a black patch extending from the mask, over the throat and central chest, to the mid-belly. Males of both groups have turquoise wings... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 9 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Natal | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Maracaibo | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 9 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 10 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basel Zoo | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | |
| 2 | California Academy of Sciences | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Aviario Nacional de Colombia | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | The Living Planet Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 5 | Dallas World Aquarium | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Butterfly World | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Burnished-buff Tanager sighting in Brasilia on a given day, based on 89 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 43rd most-seen of the 141 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.
May and June
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Burnished-buff Tanager in Brasilia on a given day, against under 5% in March and September, the lowest months. Those are among Brasilia's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain a month against 220 mm in December.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Burnished-buff 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.
11th of 17
Of the 17 cities where we can rate Burnished-buff Tanager sightings, Brasilia ranks 11th at about 10%. The best odds are in Recife (Brazil, about 50%), João Pessoa (Brazil, about 40%) and Maceió (Brazil, about 30%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Burnished-buff Tanager that you can see in Brasilia (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Saffron Finch (about 80%), Bananaquit (about 50%) and Sayaca Tanager (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Burnished-buff Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Brasilia (89 verified sightings), 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.
