Tangara seledon
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Green-headed Tanager sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 1,208 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 62nd most-seen of the 343 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.
January, March and September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Green-headed Tanager in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against about 10% in May, the lowest month.
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.
5th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Green-headed Tanager sightings, Iguazú National Park ranks 5th at about 20%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 60%), Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 50%) and Tijuca National Park (Brazil, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Green-headed Tanager that you can see in Iguazú National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Sayaca Tanager (about 40%), Blue Dacnis (about 40%) and Saffron Finch (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Green-headed Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguazú National Park (1,208 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.
