Gray-headed Tanager
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Gray-headed Tanager

Eucometis penicillata

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park
124 Verified sightings at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park From 2019 to 2026
9,726 Verified sightings across all 39 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Gray-headed Tanager

The grey-headed tanager (Eucometis penicillata) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae, the tanagers and allies. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, and every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, French Guiana, and Uruguay.

The grey-headed tanager was formally described in 1825 by the German naturalist Johann Baptist von Spix under the binomial name Tanagra penicillata. Spix did not specify a type locality but this was later designated as Fonte Boa in the Brazilian state of Amazonas. The grey-headed tanager is now the only species in the genus Eucometis that was introduced by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1856. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek eukomēs meaning "with lovely hair". The specific epithet penicillata is from the Latin diminutive of peniculus meaning "brush".

Within the Thraupidae the grey-headed tanager is a member of the subfamily Tachyphoninae and is the sister species to the black-goggled tanager (Trichothraupis melanops). The grey-headed tanager has these seven subspecies

E. p. pallida Berlepsch, 1888 E. p. spodocephalus (Bonaparte, 1853) E. p. stictothorax... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Chapada dos Guimarães National Park

Sayaca Tanager

Sayaca Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis sayaca

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Swallow Tanager
LC

Swallow Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tersina viridis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
White-lined Tanager
LC

White-lined Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tachyphonus rufus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Blue Dacnis
LC

Blue Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dacnis cayana

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Saffron Finch
LC

Saffron Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sicalis flaveola

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Silver-beaked Tanager
LC

Silver-beaked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus carbo

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Buff-throated Saltator
LC

Buff-throated Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator maximus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Bananaquit
LC

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Burnished-buff Tanager

Burnished-buff Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia cayana

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Red-crested Finch
LC

Red-crested Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coryphospingus cucullatus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Double-collared Seedeater
LC

Double-collared Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila caerulescens

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
3 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
4 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~30%
5 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~20%
6 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~20%
7 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
8 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
9 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
10 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
11 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
12 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
13 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
14 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
15 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
16 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
17 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
18 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
19 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
20 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
21 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
23 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
24 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
25 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
27 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
28 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
29 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
30 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
31 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
32 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
34 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
35 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
36 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
37 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
38 Masaya Volcano National Park 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
Insufficient data
39 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Gray-headed Tanager in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-headed Tanager sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, based on 124 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Gray-headed Tanager in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park?

March has the highest sighting rate for Gray-headed Tanager in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park in our monthly data.

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