Tangara nigroviridis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The beryl-spangled tanager (Tangara nigroviridis) is a small songbird of the northern Andes. First described by Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1843, the beryl-spangled tanager is one of 28 tanager species in the genus Tangara.
It is a small songbird, measuring 13 cm (5.1 in) in length. Its plumage is largely turquoise, though heavily marked with black spots and scales. Its breast and belly are primarily black, with opalescent greenish spotting.
The beryl-spangled tanager is found on the eastern slopes of the Andes from Venezuela, through Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru, to Bolivia. In Ecuador, it is found at elevations ranging from 700–2,500 m (2,300–8,200 ft), while in Peru it ranges somewhat higher – from 1,500–2,900 m (4,900–9,500 ft). It occurs in humid montane forest and second growth.
Robert Ridgely & Guy Tudor, Birds of South America Vol. 1 (Univ. Texas Press, 1989). Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Beryl-spangled Tanager sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 73 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 187th most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Beryl-spangled Tanager in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, June–August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Beryl-spangled 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.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Beryl-spangled Tanager sightings, Podocarpus National Park ranks 4th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%), Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%) and Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, about 10%).
Same genus: Tangara
The closest relatives of the Beryl-spangled Tanager that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (genus Tangara, Tangara Tanagers) are Green-and-gold Tanager (about 30%), Paradise Tanager (about 30%) and Blue-and-black Tanager (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Beryl-spangled Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (73 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.
