What are the chances of seeing a Plain-colored Tanager in Panama City?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-colored Tanager sighting in Panama City on a given day, based on 500 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 82nd most-seen of the 363 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.
When is the best time to see a Plain-colored Tanager in Panama City?
September to July
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-colored Tanager in Panama City on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month.
What time of day is best to see a Plain-colored Tanager?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plain-colored Tanager sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Where else can you see a Plain-colored Tanager?
Only Panama City, in our data
Panama City is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Plain-colored Tanager sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Which relatives of the Plain-colored Tanager live in Panama City?
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Plain-colored Tanager that you can see in Panama City (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Blue-gray Tanager (about 60%), Palm Tanager (about 40%) and Crimson-backed Tanager (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Plain-colored Tanager sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plain-colored Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Panama City (500 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.