Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Guira Tanager sighting in Caracas on a given day, based on 506 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 85th most-seen of the 295 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

May, August and November–March. In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Guira Tanager in Caracas on a given day, against under 5% in April, June–July and September–October, the lowest months.

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 4

Is Caracas the best place to see a Guira Tanager?

Accepted Answer

Among the best. Of the 8 cities where we can rate Guira Tanager sightings, Caracas ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cali (Colombia, about 10%) and Goiânia (Brazil, about 10%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Guira Tanager live in Caracas?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Thraupidae. The closest relatives of the Guira Tanager that you can see in Caracas (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Blue-gray Tanager (about 90%), Saffron Finch (about 60%) and Bananaquit (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Guira Tanager sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Guira Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Caracas (506 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.

#	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%

#	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%

Guira Tanager

About the Guira Tanager

Sounds

Recent sightings of Guira Tanager in Caracas

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Caracas

Blue-gray Tanager

Saffron Finch

Bananaquit

Black-faced Grassquit

Olivaceous Saltator

Palm Tanager

Chestnut-bellied Seed-Finch

White-lined Tanager

Silver-beaked Tanager

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

Black-headed Tanager

Speckled Tanager

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