Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusTersina
- SpeciesTersina viridis (Swallow Tanager)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Blue-necked Tanager
Stilpnia cyanicollis
Paradise Tanager
Tangara chilensis
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Red-capped Cardinal
Paroaria gularis
Magpie Tanager
Cissopis leverianus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Saffron-crowned Tanager
Tangara xanthocephala
Turquoise Tanager
Tangara mexicana
Golden Tanager
Tangara arthus
📅 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 Manu National Park?
About 17% of visitor-days record a Swallow Tanager sighting in Manu National Park, based on 915 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swallow Tanager in Manu National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Swallow Tanager in Manu National Park in our monthly data.