Stilpnia vitriolina
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The scrub tanager (Stilpnia vitriolina) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Scrub Tanager sighting in Quito on a given day, based on 40 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 89th most-seen of the 167 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Scrub Tanager in Quito on a given day, against under 5% in January–July and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Scrub 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.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Scrub Tanager sightings, Quito ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Cali (Colombia, about 30%) and Medellín (Colombia, about 20%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Scrub Tanager that you can see in Quito (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Black Flowerpiercer (about 60%), Cinereous Conebill (about 50%) and Blue-gray Tanager (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Scrub Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Quito (40 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.
