Chlorospingus canigularis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The ashy-throated chlorospingus (Chlorospingus canigularis) or ashy-throated bush tanager, is a species of bird in the family Passerellidae, the New World sparrows. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, and Venezuela.
The ashy-throated chlorospingus has a complicated taxonomic history. It was formally described in 1848 with the binomial Tachyphonus canigularis. It eventually was reassigned to the genus Chlorospingus that had been erected in 1851. Both Tachyphonus and Chlorospingus were at the time members of the family Thraupidae, the "true" tanagers, though their positions within the family were uncertain. Based on studies published in 2002, 2003, and 2007, beginning in 2010 taxonomic systems transferred Chlorospingus to its present sparrow family. The Chlorospingus species were originally called "bush tanagers" or "bush-tanagers". Beginning in 2013 systems began changing the English name of the members of the genus to "chlorospingus" because they were no longer considered tanagers.
The ashy-throated chlorospingus has these five subspecies: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 118 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 147th most-seen of the 446 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.
December to August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ashy-throated Bush-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.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager sightings, Podocarpus National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same genus: Chlorospingus
The closest relatives of the Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (genus Chlorospingus, Bush-Tanagers) are Yellow-throated Bush-Tanager (about 20%) and Common Chlorospingus (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ashy-throated Bush-Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (118 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.
