Rhodinocichla rosea
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The rosy thrush-tanager (Rhodinocichla rosea) or rose-breasted thrush-tanager is a species of bird in its own family, Rhodinocichlidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, Panama, and Venezuela. The rosy thrush-tanager has a complicated taxonomic history. It was formally described in 1832 with the binomial Furnarius roseus, identifying it as a hornero in the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It was later recognized as an oscine ("songbird") and in 1853 was placed in its own genus Rhodinocichla. Its placement was not settled; nineteenth century authors suggested it belonged to one of several families. In the early twentieth century it settled into the tanager family Thraupidae and remained there into the twenty-first. A 2015 study suggested that it belonged in its own family. This classification was soon adopted by some taxonomic systems but others placed it as incertae sedis pending further evaluation. By 2018 the major systems had assigned it to its own family Rhodinocichlidae and placed it in the linear sequence between the families Calcariidae (longspurs and snow buntings) and emberizidae (Old World buntings).
The rosy thrush-tanager has these five... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 2 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rosy Thrush-Tanager sighting in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, based on 114 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 130th most-seen of the 296 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.
January, March, May–June and August–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rosy Thrush-Tanager in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April, July and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rosy Thrush-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.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Rosy Thrush-Tanager sightings, Volcán Barú National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Parque Natural Metropolitano (Panama, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Rosy Thrush-Tanager that you can see in Volcán Barú National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Rufous-collared Sparrow (about 70%), Gray-breasted Wood-Wren (about 60%) and Clay-colored Thrush (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rosy Thrush-Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Volcán Barú National Park (114 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.
