Tangara callophrys
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The opal-crowned tanager (Tangara callophrys) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers. It is one of 49 species in the genus Tangara. It is found in the eastern Andes drainages to the western Amazon Basin in southern Colombia, eastern Ecuador and Peru and a region of northwestern Bolivia; for Brazil in southwestern-western Amazonas state and Acre.
Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. The opal-crowned tanager is found in one contiguous range centered on Amazonian eastern Peru-Ecuador, southeastern Colombia, and the very west of Amazonas state, Brazil; all of Acre state is included in the south with southern Peru, and a border region of extreme northwestern Bolivia.
A small disjunct population exists 100 km west in southern Colombia. Opal-crowned Tanager photo gallery Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine VIREO Photo-High Res Archived 2007-08-16 at the Wayback Machine; Article greenbackedheron—"Sacha Lodge", Ecuador
Photo-High Res; Article Archived 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine wingsbirds.com—"Peru: The Northeast" Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Opal-crowned Tanager sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 87 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 336th 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.
February and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Opal-crowned Tanager in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in March–July and September–January, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Opal-crowned Tanager sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 Opal-crowned Tanager sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 20%), Manu National Park (Peru, under 5%) and Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, under 5%).
Same genus: Tangara
The closest relatives of the Opal-crowned Tanager that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (genus Tangara, Tangara Tanagers) are Paradise Tanager (about 10%), Turquoise Tanager (about 10%) and Green-and-gold Tanager (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Opal-crowned Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Tambopata National Reserve (87 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.
