Heliothraupis oneilli
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The Inti tanager (Heliothraupis oneilli), also known as the San Pedro tanager, is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Heliothraupis. It is restricted to the lower Yungas of western Bolivia and southern Peru. Despite its striking coloration, call, and evolutionary distinctiveness, it was only described in 2021, and the bird's discovery and documentation to Western science only occurred during the prior two decades. On January 31, 2022, the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (SACC) announced its formal addition to their South American species list.
The first proper observation of this species was made in 2000, when it was discovered in its nonbreeding habitat on a birding tour along the Kosñipata Road in Cuzco department, Peru. Individuals were sighted again in 2003 and 2004 in the same area. Little of the bird's natural history was known until December 2011, when a breeding population of tanagers was discovered in La Paz department, Bolivia. The species was studied at this site over the following decade, and finally described in 2021.
The Inti tanager is thought to be closely related...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Inti Tanager sighting in Madidi National Park on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 166th most-seen of the 239 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–February and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Inti Tanager in Madidi National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April to September, the lowest months. March and December have too few records to rate.
Only Madidi National Park, in our data
Madidi National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Inti Tanager sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Inti Tanager that you can see in Madidi National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Red-capped Cardinal (about 40%), Silver-beaked Tanager (about 30%) and Palm Tanager (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Inti Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Madidi National Park (9 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.
