Cypsnagra hirundinacea
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The white-rumped tanager (Cypsnagra hirundinacea) is a South American bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is the only member of the genus Cypsnagra. The length is 16 cm (6.3 in) with a weight of 25–34 g (0.88–1.20 oz). They occur mostly in Brazil, and also in Paraguay, Bolivia, and Suriname at an elevation of 700–1,000 m (2,300–3,300 ft). They inhabit grasslands with few trees. In Brazil, they are found in territorial groups of three to six individuals. They eat insects on the ground in the grass or catch them in flight (sallying). Their diet mostly consists of beetles, crickets, and grasshoppers but they occasionally eat fruit. The cup shaped nests are placed only 1–2 metres (3–7 ft) off the ground and are made of woven grasses. The clutch is 3–4 blue eggs which are speckled around the large end with brown or black spots. Helpers born the previous season help the mating pair tend the nest and nestlings.
The taxonomy is a little complicated. The white-rumped tanager was formally described in 1823 by German naturalist Hinrich Lichtenstein under the binomial name Tanagra ruficollis. Unfortunately, this combination had been used in 1789 by German naturalist Johann... 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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-rumped Tanager sighting in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, based on 119 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 294 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a White-rumped Tanager in Serra da Canastra National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February and September–October, the lowest months. 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-rumped 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-rumped Tanager sightings, Serra da Canastra National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Emas National Park (Brazil, about 50%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the White-rumped 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-rumped Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra da Canastra National Park (119 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.
