Western Tanager

Closest Relatives at Big Bend National Park

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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	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	40–50%
2	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	30–40%
3	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
4	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
5	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
6	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
7	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
8	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	20–30%
9	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
10	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
11	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	10–20%
12	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
13	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	10–20%
14	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
15	Rincón de la Vieja National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	0–10%
16	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
17	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
18	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
19	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
20	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
21	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	0–10%
22	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
23	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	0–10%
24	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	0–10%
25	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
26	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
28	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
29	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
30	Ostional Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
31	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
32	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
33	Las Baulas Marine National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
34	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
35	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
36	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
37	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
38	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
39	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
40	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
41	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
43	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
45	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
47	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
48	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
49	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
50	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
51	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
52	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
53	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
54	Manuel Antonio National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
55	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
56	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Western Tanager in Big Bend National Park?

About 16% of visitor-days record a Western Tanager sighting in Big Bend National Park, based on 710 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Western Tanager in Big Bend National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Western Tanager in Big Bend National Park in our monthly data.