Guira Tanager

Guira Tanager

Hemithraupis guira

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Cali

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

239 Verified sightings at Cali
2,023 In all 16 parks From 2019 to 2026
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Guira Tanager

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 →

Sounds

Duet0:42

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1094183 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:19

Argentina · 2024

© Marcos E. Sosa · XC1078087 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Begging call0:44

Ecuador · 2009

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1027171 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~30%
2 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
4 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
7 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
8 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
9 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
10 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
11 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
12 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
13 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
14 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
15 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
16 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
2 Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
4 Maceió 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
5 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Fortaleza 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 Valencia 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
8 Medellín 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Guira Tanager in Cali?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Guira Tanager sighting in Cali on a given day, based on 239 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 61st most-seen of the 226 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.

When is the best time to see a Guira Tanager in Cali?

May, October and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Guira Tanager in Cali on a given day, against under 5% in March, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Guira Tanager?

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.

Is Cali the best place to see a Guira Tanager?

Yes

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Guira Tanager sightings, Cali has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Goiânia (Brazil, about 10%) and Caracas (Venezuela, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Guira Tanager live in Cali?

Same family: Thraupidae

The closest relatives of the Guira Tanager that you can see in Cali (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Blue-gray Tanager (about 90%), Saffron Finch (about 80%) and Bananaquit (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Guira Tanager sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Guira Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Cali (239 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.

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