Guira Tanager

Guira Tanager

Hemithraupis guira

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Maceió

In 3 days ~10%

12 Verified sightings at Maceió
2,023 In all 16 parks From 2019 to 2026
December 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 Maceió?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Guira Tanager sighting in Maceió on a given day, based on 12 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 87th most-seen of the 127 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

December

In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Guira Tanager in Maceió on a given day, against under 5% in January to November, the lowest months. That is one of Maceió's driest months, with about 30 mm of rain against 200 mm in June.

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 Maceió the best place to see a Guira Tanager?

4th of 8

Of the 8 cities where we can rate Guira Tanager sightings, Maceió ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Cali (Colombia, about 10%), Goiânia (Brazil, about 10%) and Caracas (Venezuela, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Guira Tanager live in Maceió?

Same family: Thraupidae

The closest relatives of the Guira Tanager that you can see in Maceió (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Palm Tanager (about 90%), Sayaca Tanager (about 70%) and Bananaquit (about 60%), 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 Maceió (12 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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