Blue-and-gold Tanager
Bangsia arcaei
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusBangsia (Bangsia Tanagers)
- SpeciesBangsia arcaei (Blue-and-gold Tanager)
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-and-gold Tanager sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 453 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Emerald Tanager
Tangara florida
Red-legged Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes cyaneus
Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola
Silver-throated Tanager
Tangara icterocephala
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-and-gold Tanager in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Blue-and-gold Tanager sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 453 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Blue-and-gold Tanager in Arenal Volcano National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Blue-and-gold Tanager in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.