Iridosornis rufivertex
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The golden-crowned tanager (Iridosornis rufivertex) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-crowned Tanager sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 721 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 67th most-seen of the 424 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.
February, June and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-crowned Tanager in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against about 10% in March–May, July–October and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-crowned 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.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Golden-crowned Tanager sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 20%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Golden-crowned Tanager that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager (about 50%), Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (about 50%) and Plumbeous Sierra-Finch (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-crowned Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (721 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.
