Schistochlamys melanopis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The black-faced tanager (Schistochlamys melanopis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, dry savanna, and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Tanager sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park on a given day, based on 62 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 158th most-seen of the 418 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Tanager in Sierra de la Macarena National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, June–August and December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-faced 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 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Black-faced Tanager sightings, Sierra de la Macarena National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (Brazil, about 20%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Black-faced Tanager that you can see in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Palm Tanager (about 50%), Blue-gray Tanager (about 40%) and Silver-beaked Tanager (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-faced Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (62 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.
