Rufous-cheeked Tanager

Rufous-cheeked Tanager

Tangara rufigenis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Henri Pittier National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

56 Verified sightings at Henri Pittier National Park From 2019 to 2026
56 In 1 park
December Best month

About the Rufous-cheeked Tanager

The rufous-cheeked tanager (Tangara rufigenis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers. It is endemic to Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Photo-Thumbnail Wikipedia →

Sounds

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Venezuela · 2009

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-cheeked Tanager in Henri Pittier National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-cheeked Tanager sighting in Henri Pittier National Park on a given day, based on 56 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 102nd most-seen of the 358 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Rufous-cheeked Tanager in Henri Pittier National Park?

April, August, October and December

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-cheeked Tanager in Henri Pittier National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and July, the lowest months.

Where else can you see a Rufous-cheeked Tanager?

Only Henri Pittier National Park, in our data

Henri Pittier National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Rufous-cheeked Tanager sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Rufous-cheeked Tanager live in Henri Pittier National Park?

Same genus: Tangara

The closest relatives of the Rufous-cheeked Tanager that you can see in Henri Pittier National Park (genus Tangara, Tangara Tanagers) are Bay-headed Tanager (about 50%), Golden Tanager (about 30%) and Beryl-spangled Tanager (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Rufous-cheeked Tanager sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rufous-cheeked Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Henri Pittier National Park (56 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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