Blue-whiskered Tanager

Blue-whiskered Tanager

Tangara johannae

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

95 Verified sightings at Farallones de Cali National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
95 In 1 park
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Blue-whiskered Tanager

The blue-whiskered tanager (Tangara johannae) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in the Chocó of Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:35

Ecuador · 2010

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1011497 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Begging call0:18

Ecuador · 1997

© Olaf Jahn · XC262581 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:04

Ecuador · 2008

© Andrew Spencer · XC17344 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Blue-whiskered Tanager in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-whiskered Tanager sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 95 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 274th most-seen of the 542 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.

When is the best time to see a Blue-whiskered Tanager in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?

June and July

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-whiskered Tanager in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in August to May, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Blue-whiskered Tanager?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Blue-whiskered 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.

Where else can you see a Blue-whiskered Tanager?

Only Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, in our data

Farallones de Cali National Natural Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Blue-whiskered Tanager sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Blue-whiskered Tanager live in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park?

Same genus: Tangara

The closest relatives of the Blue-whiskered Tanager that you can see in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (genus Tangara, Tangara Tanagers) are Golden Tanager (about 70%), Silver-throated Tanager (about 60%) and Bay-headed Tanager (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Blue-whiskered Tanager sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Blue-whiskered Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (95 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.

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