Orange-eared Tanager

Orange-eared Tanager

Chlorochrysa calliparaea

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Podocarpus National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

219 Verified sightings at Podocarpus National Park From 2019 to 2026
219 In 1 park
September Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Orange-eared Tanager

The orange-eared tanager (Chlorochrysa calliparaea) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:30

Bolivia · 2021

© Jacob Wijpkema · XC641345 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:25

Ecuador · 2001

© Jonas Nilsson · XC275842 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Dawn song0:22

Ecuador · 2001

© Mitch Lysinger · XC261159 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Orange-eared Tanager in Podocarpus National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-eared Tanager sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 219 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 82nd most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see an Orange-eared Tanager in Podocarpus National Park?

September

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-eared Tanager in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April–August and October, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Orange-eared Tanager?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-eared 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.

Where else can you see an Orange-eared Tanager?

Only Podocarpus National Park, in our data

Podocarpus National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Orange-eared Tanager sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Which relatives of the Orange-eared Tanager live in Podocarpus National Park?

Same family: Thraupidae

The closest relatives of the Orange-eared Tanager that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager (about 40%), Masked Flowerpiercer (about 40%) and Blue-necked Tanager (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Orange-eared Tanager sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Orange-eared Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (219 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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