Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusTersina
- SpeciesTersina viridis (Swallow Tanager)
Closest Relatives at Itatiaia National Park
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Green-headed Tanager
Tangara seledon
Ruby-crowned Tanager
Tachyphonus coronatus
Sayaca Tanager
Thraupis sayaca
Golden-chevroned Tanager
Thraupis ornata
Green-winged Saltator
Saltator similis
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Black-goggled Tanager
Trichothraupis melanops
Double-collared Seedeater
Sporophila caerulescens
Brassy-breasted Tanager
Tangara desmaresti
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Swallow Tanager in Itatiaia National Park?
About 34% of visitor-days record a Swallow Tanager sighting in Itatiaia National Park, based on 485 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swallow Tanager in Itatiaia National Park?
September has the highest sighting rate for Swallow Tanager in Itatiaia National Park in our monthly data.