Hepatic Tanager
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Hepatic Tanager

Piranga flava

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Arenal Volcano National Park
3,908 Verified sightings at Arenal Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026
8,243 Verified sightings across all 52 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Hepatic Tanager

The red tanager (Piranga flava) is a medium-sized American songbird in the family Cardinalidae. There four subspecies of Piranga flava: Piranga flava macconnelli C. Chubb, 1921 (southern Guyana, southern Suriname and northern Brazil)

Piranga flava rosacea Todd, 1922 (eastern Bolivia) Piranga flava saira (von Spix, 1825) (eastern and southern Brazil) Piranga flava flava (Vieillot, 1822) (southeastern Bolivia, Paraguay, northern Argentina and Uruguay)

The red tanager is sometimes treated as part of a more broadly circumscribed hepatic tanager species, where it makes up the flava subspecies group (lowland hepatic tanager). However, the IOC World Bird List splits these birds into three species, also recognising Piranga hepatica (the hepatic tanager) and Piranga lutea (the tooth-billed tanager). Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

Summer Tanager
LC

Summer Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga rubra

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Scarlet Tanager
LC

Scarlet Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga olivacea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Flame-colored Tanager
LC

Flame-colored Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga bidentata

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
White-winged Tanager
LC

White-winged Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga leucoptera

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Carmiol's Tanager

Carmiol's Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorothraupis carmioli

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Blue-black Grosbeak
LC

Blue-black Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocompsa cyanoides

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
LC

Red-crowned Ant-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Habia rubica

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
LC

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Black-faced Grosbeak
LC

Black-faced Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Caryothraustes poliogaster

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Black-thighed Grosbeak
LC

Black-thighed Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pheucticus tibialis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Indigo Bunting
LC

Indigo Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passerina cyanea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Painted Bunting
LC

Painted Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passerina ciris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~60%
2 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~40%
3 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
4 Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
5 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
6 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
7 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~20%
8 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~20%
9 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
10 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
11 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
12 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
13 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
14 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
15 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
16 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
<5%
17 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
18 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
19 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
20 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
21 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
23 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
24 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
25 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
26 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
27 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
28 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
30 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
31 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
32 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
33 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
34 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
36 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
37 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
<5%
38 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
39 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
40 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
41 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
42 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
43 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
44 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
Insufficient data
45 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
46 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
47 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
48 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
49 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
50 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
51 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
52 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Hepatic Tanager in Arenal Volcano National Park?

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Hepatic Tanager sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 3,908 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Hepatic Tanager in Arenal Volcano National Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Hepatic Tanager in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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