Tachyphonus delatrii
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The tawny-crested tanager (Tachyphonus delatrii) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The tawny-crested tanager was formally described in 1847 with its current binomial Tachyphonus delatrii. The IOC, AviList, the Clements taxonomy, and the North and South American Classification Committees retain it in the genus Tachyphonus. BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) also initially did so, but in 2016 assigned the tawny-crested tanager to its own genus Chrysocorypha. It retains it there as of late 2025.
The tawny-crested tanager is monotypic. The tawny-crested tanager is about 14 cm (5.5 in) long and weighs 14 to 21 g (0.49 to 0.74 oz). The species has a short, somewhat thin, bill and is sexually dimorphic. Adult males are mostly glossy black. They have a rather short tawny to dark yellow crest that provides its English name, a small seldom-visible white patch on the bend of the wing, and white underwing coverts. Adult females have a grayish brown head and dark olive-brown upperparts. Their wing coverts... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-crested Tanager sighting in Utría National Natural Park on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 75th most-seen of the 154 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Tawny-crested Tanager in Utría National Natural Park on a given day, against about 10% in January, July and September–October, the lowest months. April, June and December have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tawny-crested 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 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Tawny-crested Tanager sightings, Utría National Natural Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 30%), Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 30%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Thraupidae
The closest relatives of the Tawny-crested Tanager that you can see in Utría National Natural Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Flame-rumped Tanager (about 50%), Bananaquit (about 30%) and Blue-gray Tanager (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tawny-crested Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Utría National Natural Park (14 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.
