Stilpnia nigrocincta
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The masked tanager (Stilpnia nigrocincta) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Masked Tanager sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 211 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 274th most-seen of the 641 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, August and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Masked Tanager in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–July, September–October and December–April, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Masked 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.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Masked Tanager sightings, Manu National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (Colombia, about 20%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Masked Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (211 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.
