Gilt-edged Tanager

Gilt-edged Tanager

Tangara cyanoventris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Itatiaia National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

454 Verified sightings at Itatiaia National Park From 2019 to 2026
692 In all 4 parks
January Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Gilt-edged Tanager

The gilt-edged tanager (Tangara cyanoventris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:37

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1150899 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:40

Brazil · 2025

© Ricardo José Mitidieri · XC1009667 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call1:12

Brazil · 2020

© Ciro Albano · XC576954 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
2 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Gilt-edged Tanager in Itatiaia National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gilt-edged Tanager sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 454 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 81st most-seen of the 352 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Gilt-edged Tanager in Itatiaia National Park?

January

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Gilt-edged Tanager in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February–March, May, July–August and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of Itatiaia National Park's wettest months, with about 310 mm of rain against 25 mm in July.

What time of day is best to see a Gilt-edged Tanager?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gilt-edged 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.

Is Itatiaia National Park the best place to see a Gilt-edged Tanager?

2nd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Gilt-edged Tanager sightings, Itatiaia National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Chapada Diamantina National Park (Brazil, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Gilt-edged Tanager live in Itatiaia National Park?

Same genus: Tangara

The closest relatives of the Gilt-edged Tanager that you can see in Itatiaia National Park (genus Tangara, Tangara Tanagers) are Green-headed Tanager (about 50%) and Brassy-breasted Tanager (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Gilt-edged Tanager sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Gilt-edged Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Itatiaia National Park (454 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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