Mitrospingus cassinii
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The dusky-faced tanager (Mitrospingus cassinii) is a species of bird in the family Mitrospingidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Panama. The dusky-faced tanager and the three other species in family Mitrospingidae were previously placed in family Thraupidae, the "true" tanagers. A 2013 publication detailed how they did not belong there and proposed the new family for them. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) followed suit in January 2018.
The dusky-faced tanager has two subspecies, the nominate Mitrospingus cassinii cassinii and M. c. costaricensis. The two subspecies are "very poorly differentiated." The adults are 18 to 18.5 cm (7.1 to 7.3 in) long and weigh 32 to 39 g (1.1 to 1.4 oz). Their crown and nape are mustard yellow. The face has a large black "mask". Their upper parts are lead gray. The throat is light gray transitioning to olive yellow on the breast and flanks and further to a gray-olive-yellow blend on the belly. The juvenile is... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-faced Tanager sighting in San Lorenzo Protected Forest on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 244th most-seen of the 249 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-faced Tanager in San Lorenzo Protected Forest on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months. That is one of San Lorenzo Protected Forest's driest months, with about 130 mm of rain against 390 mm in July.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky-faced Tanager sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
7th of 11
Of the 11 parks where we can rate Dusky-faced Tanager sightings, San Lorenzo Protected Forest ranks 7th at under 5%. The best odds are in Utría National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%), Darién National Park (Panama, about 10%) and Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Dusky-faced Tanager that you can see in San Lorenzo Protected Forest (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Tropical Kingbird (about 50%), Great-tailed Grackle (about 50%) and Great Kiskadee (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dusky-faced Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in San Lorenzo Protected Forest (7 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.
