Red-crowned Ant-Tanager
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Red-crowned Ant-Tanager

Habia rubica

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Tikal National Park
463 Verified sightings at Tikal National Park From 2019 to 2026
6,195 Verified sightings across all 45 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Red-crowned Ant-Tanager

The red-crowned ant tanager (Habia rubica) is a medium-sized passerine bird from tropical America. It is the only species now placed in the genus Habia. This species was long placed with the tanagers (Thraupidae), but it is actually closer to the cardinals (Cardinalidae).

The red-crowned ant tanager was formally described in 1817 by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot. He placed it in the genus Saltator (which he misspelled as Staltator) and coined the binomial name Saltator rubicus. He specified the locality as Paraguay. The specific epithet is from Medieval Latin rubicus meaning "reddish". The red-crowned ant tanager is now the only species placed in the genus Habia that was introduced in 1840 by Edward Blyth. The genus name is a word used for various finches and tanagers in the Guarani language of Paraguay.

There are 17 recognised subspecies: H. r. holobrunnea Griscom, 1930 – east Mexico H. r. rosea (Nelson, 1898) – southwest Mexico H. r. affinis (Nelson, 1897) – south Oaxaca (south Mexico) H. r. nelsoni (Ridgway, 1902) – Yucatán Peninsula (southeast Mexico)

H. r. rubicoides (Lafresnaye, 1844) – central south, south Mexico to Honduras and El Salvador H... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Tikal National Park

Summer Tanager
LC

Summer Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga rubra

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Gray-throated Chat
LC

Gray-throated Chat

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Granatellus sallaei

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Blue Bunting
LC

Blue Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocompsa parellina

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Indigo Bunting
LC

Indigo Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passerina cyanea

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Rose-throated Tanager
LC

Rose-throated Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga roseogularis

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Black-faced Grosbeak
LC

Black-faced Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Caryothraustes poliogaster

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
LC

Rose-breasted Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pheucticus ludovicianus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Painted Bunting
LC

Painted Bunting

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passerina ciris

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Blue Grosbeak
LC

Blue Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Passerina caerulea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Blue-black Grosbeak
LC

Blue-black Grosbeak

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cyanocompsa cyanoides

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Scarlet Tanager
LC

Scarlet Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga olivacea

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Dickcissel
LC

Dickcissel

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spiza americana

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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 Daily sighting probability
1 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
2 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
3 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
4 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
5 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
6 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
7 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
8 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~20%
9 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
10 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
11 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
12 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
13 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
14 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
15 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
16 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
17 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
18 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
19 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
<5%
20 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
21 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
22 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
23 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
24 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
25 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
26 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
27 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
29 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
30 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
31 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
32 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
33 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
34 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
36 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
37 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
38 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
39 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
40 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
41 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
42 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
43 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
44 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
45 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Red-crowned Ant-Tanager in Tikal National Park?

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Red-crowned Ant-Tanager sighting in Tikal National Park, based on 463 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Red-crowned Ant-Tanager in Tikal National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for Red-crowned Ant-Tanager in Tikal National Park in our monthly data.

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