Spangle-cheeked Tanager
Tangara dowii
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusTangara
- SpeciesTangara dowii (Spangle-cheeked Tanager)
Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park
Silver-throated Tanager
Tangara icterocephala
Bay-headed Tanager
Tangara gyrola
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
Black-headed Saltator
Saltator atriceps
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Peg-billed Finch
Acanthidops bairdi
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Cinnamon-bellied Saltator
Saltator grandis
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spangle-cheeked Tanager in Poás Volcano National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Spangle-cheeked Tanager sighting in Poás Volcano National Park, based on 45 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spangle-cheeked Tanager in Poás Volcano National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Spangle-cheeked Tanager in Poás Volcano National Park in our monthly data.