Neothraupis fasciata
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The shrike-like tanager (Neothraupis fasciata), also known as the white-banded tanager, is a South American bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Neothraupis. The shrike-like tanager was formally described in 1823 by the German naturalist Hinrich Lichtenstein under the binomial name Tanagra fasciata. The species is now the only member of the genus Neothraupis that was introduced in 1936 by the Austrian ornithologist Carl Eduard Hellmayr. The genus name combines the Ancient Greek neos meaning "new" and thraupis, the word for an unknown small bird, perhaps some form of finch. The specific epithet is from the Late Latin fasciatus meaning "banded". The shrike-like tanager is monotypic: no subspecies are recognised.
The plumage of the shrike-like tanager is remarkably similar to that of several species of shrikes in the genus Lanius, but these Corvoidea are quite distantly related songbirds. Males and females of this species look alike. It has a total length of about 16 cm (6+1⁄4 in) and weighs 29–32 g.
It is a bird native to the interior of south-central South America at elevations of 550... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-banded Tanager sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, based on 93 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 124th most-seen of the 294 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.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-banded Tanager in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month. That is one of Serra da Canastra National Park's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 280 mm in January.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-banded 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.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate White-banded Tanager sightings, Serra da Canastra National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Emas National Park (Brazil, about 50%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the White-banded 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.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-banded Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra da Canastra National Park (93 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.
