Thraupis cyanoptera
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In 3 days ~80% in a week >90%
The azure-shouldered tanager (Thraupis cyanoptera) is a species of bird in the tanager family, Thraupidae. Described by the French zoologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1817, it is only found in the Atlantic Forest of southeastern Brazil, from southeastern Bahia, eastern Minas Gerais, and Espírito Santo south to northern Rio Grande do Sul. It inhabits humid montane forests, open woodlands, secondary growth, and forest edges and can be found at elevations of up to 1,600 m (5,200 ft), but usually stays below 1,200 m (3,900 ft).
The species feeds on fruit, flowers, and leaves. Its habit of eating leaves is an unusual aspect of its diet. Foraging takes place in mixed-species or single species flocks of as many as 15–20 birds. Like other tanagers in southeastern Brazil, the azure-shouldered tanager's breeding season begins after the end of the dry season. Nests are generally built deep inside tangles of epiphytic bromeliads in trees. Eggs are laid in clutches of two and may be either pale blue with some very dark purple spots or white with evenly spread-out small brown splotches. As of 2024, it is classified as being least concern on the IUCN Red List, an upgrade from its previous assessment of near threatened. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report an Azure-shouldered Tanager sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 264 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 51st most-seen of the 336 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report an Azure-shouldered Tanager in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February, the lowest month. That is one of Serra dos Órgãos National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 310 mm in November.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Azure-shouldered 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.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Azure-shouldered Tanager sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park has the highest daily chance: about 40%. Next come Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
Same genus: Thraupis
The closest relatives of the Azure-shouldered Tanager that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (genus Thraupis, Typical Tanagers) are Golden-chevroned Tanager (about 70%), Palm Tanager (about 60%) and Sayaca Tanager (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Azure-shouldered Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (264 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.
