Golden-chevroned Tanager

Golden-chevroned Tanager

Thraupis ornata

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Endemic
Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at Itatiaia National Park

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

1,228 Verified sightings at Itatiaia National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,654 In all 2 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Golden-chevroned Tanager

The golden-chevroned tanager (Thraupis ornata) 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

Alarm call0:17

Brazil · 2020

© Caio Brito · XC600140 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:13

Brazil · 2017

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC421605 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song1:12

Brazil · 2015

© Jerome Fischer · XC287007 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~70%
2 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~50%

Cities Where Found

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

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Golden-chevroned Tanager in Itatiaia National Park?

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-chevroned Tanager sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 1,228 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 17th most-seen of the 352 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Golden-chevroned Tanager in Itatiaia National Park?

May

In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-chevroned Tanager in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February, the lowest month. That is one of Itatiaia National Park's driest months, with about 70 mm of rain against 330 mm in December.

What time of day is best to see a Golden-chevroned Tanager?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-chevroned Tanager sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Itatiaia National Park the best place to see a Golden-chevroned Tanager?

2nd of 2

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Golden-chevroned Tanager sightings, Itatiaia National Park ranks 2nd at about 50%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 70%).

Which relatives of the Golden-chevroned Tanager live in Itatiaia National Park?

Same genus: Thraupis

The closest relatives of the Golden-chevroned Tanager that you can see in Itatiaia National Park (genus Thraupis, Typical Tanagers) are Sayaca Tanager (about 60%) and Palm Tanager (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Golden-chevroned Tanager sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Golden-chevroned Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Itatiaia National Park (1,228 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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