White-lined Tanager
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White-lined Tanager

Tachyphonus rufus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Manu National Park
250 Verified sightings at Manu National Park From 2019 to 2026
9,537 Verified sightings across all 49 parks From 2019 to 2026
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the White-lined Tanager

The white-lined tanager (Tachyphonus rufus) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is a resident breeder from Costa Rica south to northern Argentina and on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago.

The white-lined tanager was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1779 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux from specimens collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. The female bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Tangara rufa in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées. The white-lined tanager is now placed in the genus Tachyphonus and was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816 with the white-lined tanager as the type species. The name combines the Ancient Greek words takhus "fast" and phōneō "to speak". The specific rufus is Latin for "red", "ruddy... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Manu National Park

Silver-beaked Tanager
LC

Silver-beaked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus carbo

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Buff-throated Saltator
LC

Buff-throated Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator maximus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Blue-necked Tanager

Blue-necked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Stilpnia cyanicollis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Paradise Tanager
LC

Paradise Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara chilensis

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Red-capped Cardinal
LC

Red-capped Cardinal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Paroaria gularis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Magpie Tanager
LC

Magpie Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cissopis leverianus

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Swallow Tanager
LC

Swallow Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tersina viridis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Bananaquit
LC

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Saffron-crowned Tanager
LC

Saffron-crowned Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara xanthocephala

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Turquoise Tanager
LC

Turquoise Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara mexicana

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~60%
2 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
3 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~50%
4 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~30%
5 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
6 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
7 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
8 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
9 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
10 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
11 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
12 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
13 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
14 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
15 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
16 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
17 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
18 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
19 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
20 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
22 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
23 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
25 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
29 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
30 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
32 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
33 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
34 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
36 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
37 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
39 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
41 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
42 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
43 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
44 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
45 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
46 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
47 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
48 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
49 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-lined Tanager in Manu National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-lined Tanager sighting in Manu National Park, based on 250 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-lined Tanager in Manu National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for White-lined Tanager in Manu National Park in our monthly data.

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