Orchesticus abeillei
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The brown tanager (Orchesticus abeillei) is a Near Threatened species of bird in th family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is endemic to Brazil. The brown tanager was formally described in 1839 by the French naturalist René Lesson with the binomial Pyrrhula Abeillei [sic]. The species was moved to its own monospecific genus Orchesticus in 1851 by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis. The type locality is Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. The genus name is from the Ancient Greek orkhēstikos meaning "good at dancing". The specific epithet abeillei was chosen to honor the French collector and naturalist M. Abeillé. Within the Thraupidae the brown tanager is placed with the yellow-shouldered grosbeak (Parkerthraustes humeralis) in the subfamily Orchesticinae.
The brown tanager is the only member of its genus and has no subspecies. The brown tanager is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs about 31.5 g (1.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a thin blackish line from the lores through the eye to the nape on an otherwise cinnamon face. They have a brownish mid-crown and nape with a strong gray tinge. Their mantle, back... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Tanager sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 23 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 231st most-seen of the 336 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, March, May and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown Tanager in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, June–October and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown 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 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Brown Tanager sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Brown Tanager that you can see in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Bananaquit (about 70%), Saffron Finch (about 70%) and Golden-chevroned Tanager (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (23 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.
