Green-headed Tanager

Green-headed Tanager

Tangara seledon

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Rio de Janeiro

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

616 Verified sightings at Rio de Janeiro
4,933 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Green-headed Tanager

The green-headed tanager (Tangara seledon) is a brightly colored bird found in the Atlantic forest in south-eastern Brazil, far eastern Paraguay, and far north-eastern Argentina (Misiones only). As other members of the genus Tangara, it is a small colorful bird, measuring an average of 13.5 centimeters (5.3 in) and a mass of 18g (0.6 oz). The green-headed Tanager has a greenish or bluish head, black on the back, and a contrastingly colored, orange or red rump. Females and juvenile birds have similar, though duller coloration. While essentially a bird of humid forests, it is also common in orchards and parks, where it moves through the canopy, making itself inconspicuous, as its apparently flashy blue-green coloration camouflages it well amongst the foliage.

Agpaoa, Jenelle; Burns, Kevin J. (2020). "Green-headed Tanager - Diet and Foraging". Birds of the World. Cornell University. doi:10.2173/bow.grhtan2.01. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:21

Brazil · 2022

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC753756 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Canto0:08

Brazil · 2019

© Caio Brito · XC556622 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:58

Brazil · 2016

© Robson Silva e Silva · XC347765 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
2 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~50%
3 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
4 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
5 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
2 Santos 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green-headed Tanager in Rio de Janeiro?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green-headed Tanager sighting in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, based on 616 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 44th most-seen of the 278 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Green-headed Tanager in Rio de Janeiro?

March–June and August–December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green-headed Tanager in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, against about 10% in January–February and July, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Green-headed Tanager?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Green-headed 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 Rio de Janeiro the best place to see a Green-headed Tanager?

Yes

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Green-headed Tanager sightings, Rio de Janeiro has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Santos (Brazil, about 10%) and Salvador (Brazil, about 10%).

Where does the Green-headed Tanager sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green-headed Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Rio de Janeiro (616 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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