Plain-colored Tanager

Plain-colored Tanager

Tangara inornata

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Poás Volcano National Park

In 3 days <5%

8 Verified sightings at Poás Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026
9,949 In all 17 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Plain-colored Tanager

The plain-colored tanager (Tangara inornata) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:13

Panama · 2015

© Peter Boesman · XC271605 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:47

Panama · 2009

© Andrew Spencer · XC31907 · CC BY-NC-ND 2.5

Call0:25

Panama · 2015

© William Adsett · XC253746 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~60%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~40%
3 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
4 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
5 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
6 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
8 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
9 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
10 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
11 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
14 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
15 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
16 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Plain-colored Tanager in Poás Volcano National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-colored Tanager sighting in Poás Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 327th most-seen of the 356 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Plain-colored Tanager in Poás Volcano National Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-colored Tanager in Poás Volcano National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Plain-colored Tanager?

Between 9 am and noon

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

Which relatives of the Plain-colored Tanager live in Poás Volcano National Park?

Same genus: Tangara

The closest relatives of the Plain-colored Tanager that you can see in Poás Volcano National Park (genus Tangara, Tangara Tanagers) are Silver-throated Tanager (about 80%), Bay-headed Tanager (about 10%) and Spangle-cheeked Tanager (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Plain-colored Tanager sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Plain-colored Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Poás Volcano National Park (8 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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