Scarlet Tanager
Piranga olivacea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCardinalidae (Cardinàlids)
- GenusPiranga (Piranga Tanagers)
- SpeciesPiranga olivacea (Scarlet Tanager)
Closest Relatives at Tambopata National Reserve
Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
Habia rubica
Amazonian Grosbeak
Cyanoloxia rothschildii
Russet-backed Oropendola
Psarocolius angustifrons
Silver-beaked Tanager
Ramphocelus carbo
Yellow-rumped Cacique
Cacicus cela
Buff-throated Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus guttatus
Violaceous Jay
Cyanocorax violaceus
Black-faced Antthrush
Formicarius analis
White-winged Swallow
Tachycineta albiventer
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Crested Oropendola
Psarocolius decumanus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
📅 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 Scarlet Tanager in Tambopata National Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Scarlet Tanager sighting in Tambopata National Reserve, based on 52 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Scarlet Tanager in Tambopata National Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Scarlet Tanager in Tambopata National Reserve in our monthly data.