Gray-headed Tanager

Eucometis penicillata

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Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
GenusEucometis
SpeciesEucometis penicillata (Gray-headed Tanager)

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

at Masaya Volcano National Park

1 Verified sightings at Masaya Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026

9,726 Verified sightings across all 39 parks From 2019 to 2026

☀️ 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 Masaya Volcano National Park

Saltator grandis

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

Saltator atriceps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Saltator maximus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Thraupis palmarum

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Volatinia jacarina

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data

Turdus grayi

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Campylorhynchus capistratus

Daily sighting probability ~90% · Very likely

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Dives dives

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Tyrannus melancholicus

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Euphonia affinis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

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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

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Gray-headed Tanager

About the Gray-headed Tanager

Recent sightings of Gray-headed Tanager in Masaya Volcano National Park

Closest Relatives at Masaya Volcano National Park

Cinnamon-bellied Saltator

Blue-gray Tanager

Black-headed Saltator

Buff-throated Saltator

Palm Tanager

Blue-black Grassquit

Clay-colored Thrush

Rufous-backed Wren

Great Kiskadee

Melodious Blackbird

Tropical Kingbird

Scrub Euphonia

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found