Tangara callophrys
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
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 |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Opal-crowned Tanager sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 680 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 72nd most-seen of the 533 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July–August and October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Opal-crowned Tanager in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against about 10% in September and December, 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.
Yes
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Opal-crowned Tanager sightings, Yasuní National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come 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 Yasuní National Park (genus Tangara, Tangara Tanagers) are Opal-rumped Tanager (about 20%), Paradise Tanager (about 20%) and Green-and-gold Tanager (about 20%), 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 Yasuní National Park (680 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.
