Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

Rare. Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Guira Tanager sighting in Medellín on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 214th most-seen of the 244 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Any time of year. In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Guira Tanager in Medellín on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

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 Medellín the best place to see a Guira Tanager?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Which relatives of the Guira Tanager live in Medellín?

Accepted Answer

Same family: Thraupidae. The closest relatives of the Guira Tanager that you can see in Medellín (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Blue-gray Tanager (about 90%), Palm Tanager (about 80%) and Bananaquit (about 70%), 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 Medellín (8 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 Medellín

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Medellín

Blue-gray Tanager

Palm Tanager

Bananaquit

Saffron Finch

Yellow-faced Grassquit

Streaked Saltator

Olivaceous Saltator

Scrub Tanager

Yellow-bellied Seedeater

Blue-necked Tanager

Ruddy-breasted Seedeater

Blue-black Grassquit

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