Stilpnia nigrocincta
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The masked tanager (Stilpnia nigrocincta) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and heavily degraded former forest. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Masked Tanager sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 100 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 316th most-seen of the 550 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.
May
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Masked Tanager in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Masked 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.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Masked Tanager sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Sierra de la Macarena National Park (Colombia, about 20%), Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Masked Tanager that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Silver-beaked Tanager (about 40%), Blue-gray Tanager (about 20%) and Palm Tanager (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Masked Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Tambopata National Reserve (100 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.
