Blue-capped Tanager
Sporathraupis cyanocephala
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusSporathraupis
- SpeciesSporathraupis cyanocephala (Blue-capped Tanager)
Closest Relatives at Podocarpus National Park
Masked Flowerpiercer
Diglossa cyanea
Lacrimose Mountain-Tanager
Anisognathus lacrymosus
Blue-necked Tanager
Stilpnia cyanicollis
Paradise Tanager
Tangara chilensis
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Green-and-gold Tanager
Tangara schrankii
Blue-and-black Tanager
Tangara vassorii
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Spotted Tanager
Ixothraupis punctata
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Hooded Mountain-Tanager
Buthraupis montana
📅 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 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 7 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Blue-capped Tanager in Podocarpus National Park?
About 14% of visitor-days record a Blue-capped Tanager sighting in Podocarpus National Park, based on 208 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Blue-capped Tanager in Podocarpus National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Blue-capped Tanager in Podocarpus National Park in our monthly data.