Chlorothraupis olivacea
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The lemon-spectacled tanager (Chlorothraupis olivacea) is a species of bird in the family Cardinalidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama where its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest.
The adult lemon-spectacled tanager is about 17 cm (6.7 in) in length. It is very similar in appearance to the olive tanager but the male is a rather darker shade of dull olive-green with the underparts have less yellow on the throat. The female is also similar to the female olive tanager, the underparts being yellowish-olive, and the only clear distinction between the two species is in the yellow eye-ring, possessed by both sexes of this species; the lemon-spectacled tanager also resembles the ochre-breasted tanager, but that bird has a pale eye and the underparts are more ochraceous. The three species do not share common ranges; the lemon-spectacled tanager is native to western Colombia and northwestern Ecuador, the ochre-breasted tanager occurs at higher elevations, and the olive tanager occurs further south in the eastern foothills of the Andes in southern Colombia... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Lemon-spectacled Tanager sighting in Darién National Park on a given day, based on 106 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 53rd most-seen of the 397 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Lemon-spectacled Tanager in Darién National Park on a given day, against under 5% in October and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Lemon-spectacled Tanager sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Lemon-spectacled Tanager sightings, Darién National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%).
Same family: Cardinalidae
The closest relatives of the Lemon-spectacled Tanager that you can see in Darién National Park (family Cardinalidae, Cardinals and Allies) are Summer Tanager (about 20%) and Yellow-green Grosbeak (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Lemon-spectacled Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Darién National Park (106 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.
