Gilt-edged Tanager

Gilt-edged Tanager

Tangara cyanoventris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR Endemic
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Serra da Canastra National Park

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%

24 Verified sightings at Serra da Canastra National Park From 2019 to 2026
692 In all 4 parks
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Gilt-edged Tanager

The gilt-edged tanager (Tangara cyanoventris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is endemic to Brazil. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest, subtropical or tropical moist montane forest, and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:37

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1150899 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:40

Brazil · 2025

© Ricardo José Mitidieri · XC1009667 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Alarm call1:12

Brazil · 2020

© Ciro Albano · XC576954 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
2 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Gilt-edged Tanager in Serra da Canastra National Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gilt-edged Tanager sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, based on 24 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 210th most-seen of the 294 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.

When is the best time to see a Gilt-edged Tanager in Serra da Canastra National Park?

January, March, May–June, August and October

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gilt-edged Tanager in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, July, September and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Gilt-edged Tanager?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gilt-edged 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.

Is Serra da Canastra National Park the best place to see a Gilt-edged Tanager?

3rd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Gilt-edged Tanager sightings, Serra da Canastra National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Chapada Diamantina National Park (Brazil, about 30%) and Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Gilt-edged Tanager live in Serra da Canastra National Park?

Same family: Thraupidae

The closest relatives of the Gilt-edged Tanager that you can see in Serra da Canastra National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Saffron Finch (about 80%), Sayaca Tanager (about 60%) and Burnished-buff Tanager (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Gilt-edged Tanager sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Gilt-edged Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra da Canastra National Park (24 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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