Orchesticus abeillei
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The brown tanager (Orchesticus abeillei) is a Near Threatened species of bird in th family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is endemic to Brazil. The brown tanager was formally described in 1839 by the French naturalist René Lesson with the binomial Pyrrhula Abeillei [sic]. The species was moved to its own monospecific genus Orchesticus in 1851 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis. The type locality is Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek orkhēstikos meaning "good at dancing". The specific epithet abeillei was chosen to honor the French collector and naturalist M. Abeillé. Within the Thraupidae the brown tanager is placed with the yellow-shouldered grosbeak (Parkerthraustes humeralis) in the subfamily Orchesticinae.
The brown tanager is the only member of its genus and has no subspecies. The brown tanager is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs about 31.5 g (1.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a thin blackish line from the lores through the eye to the nape on an otherwise cinnamon face. They have a brownish mid-crown and nape with a strong gray tinge. Their mantle, back... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Tanager sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 174 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 158th most-seen of the 352 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Tanager in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, May and September, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Brown Tanager sightings, Itatiaia National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Brown Tanager that you can see in Itatiaia National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Saffron Finch (about 60%), Sayaca Tanager (about 60%) and Green-winged Saltator (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Itatiaia National Park (174 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.
