Swallow Tanager
Tersina viridis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThraupidae (Tanagers and Allies)
- GenusTersina
- SpeciesTersina viridis (Swallow Tanager)
Closest Relatives at Sierra de la Macarena National Park
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Purple Honeycreeper
Cyanerpes caeruleus
Burnished-buff Tanager
Stilpnia cayana
Blue Dacnis
Dacnis cayana
Saffron Finch
Sicalis flaveola
Paradise Tanager
Tangara chilensis
Masked Tanager
Stilpnia nigrocincta
Turquoise Tanager
Tangara mexicana
Buff-throated Saltator
Saltator maximus
Fulvous-crested Tanager
Tachyphonus surinamus
📅 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 Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
About 32% of visitor-days record a Swallow Tanager sighting in Sierra de la Macarena National Park, based on 439 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swallow Tanager in Sierra de la Macarena National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Swallow Tanager in Sierra de la Macarena National Park in our monthly data.