Thraupis abbas
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The yellow-winged tanager (Thraupis abbas) is a neotropical member of the tanager family. It is of average size for a tanager, about 18-centimetre (7.1 in) long. It is distinguished by the yellow patches on its dusky green wings, marking an otherwise dark bluish and gray body. It has a pale lavender tone on its throat and breast. The juvenile lacks this color, but has an olive-green head and upper back.
Like other members of the genus Thraupis, it is a species of open humid and mesic woodland. It often forms flocks of 50 or more members. It feeds on fruit, insects, and nectar. The call is high and sibilant, and may be given in flight or while perched.
The nest of the yellow-winged tanager is a small cup-shaped nest of dried fibers, leaves, and mosses. It is placed at mid-height on trees. The female lays 3 eggs, which are gray, mottled with brown. The yellow-winged tanager is found on the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean coasts from the states of Veracruz and the extreme south of San Luis Potosi in Mexico through the Yucatán Peninsula to Nicaragua, and on the Pacific coast from the Mexican state of Chiapas to Honduras.... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 4 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 6 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 9 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 10 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 13 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 14 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 15 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 16 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 3 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 4 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-winged Tanager sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, based on 375 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 277 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-winged Tanager in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary on a given day, against about 20% in January, July, September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary's driest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 300 mm in June.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-winged 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.
5th of 17
Of the 17 parks where we can rate Yellow-winged Tanager sightings, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary ranks 5th at about 30%. The best odds are in Cusuco National Park (Honduras, about 50%), El Triunfo (Mexico, about 50%) and Lago de Yojoa (Honduras, about 40%). All parks ranked.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-winged Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (375 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
