White-lined Tanager
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White-lined Tanager

Tachyphonus rufus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Volcán Barú National Park
7 Verified sightings at Volcán Barú National Park From 2019 to 2026
9,537 Verified sightings across all 49 parks From 2019 to 2026
December Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the White-lined Tanager

The white-lined tanager (Tachyphonus rufus) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the tanager family Thraupidae. It is a resident breeder from Costa Rica south to northern Argentina and on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago.

The white-lined tanager was described by the French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1779 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux from specimens collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. The female bird was also illustrated in a hand-coloured plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Tangara rufa in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées. The white-lined tanager is now placed in the genus Tachyphonus and was introduced by the French ornithologist Louis Pierre Vieillot in 1816 with the white-lined tanager as the type species. The name combines the Ancient Greek words takhus "fast" and phōneō "to speak". The specific rufus is Latin for "red", "ruddy... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Volcán Barú National Park

Slaty Flowerpiercer
LC

Slaty Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa plumbea

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Silver-throated Tanager
LC

Silver-throated Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara icterocephala

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely
Yellow-faced Grassquit
LC

Yellow-faced Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tiaris olivaceus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Blue-gray Tanager

Blue-gray Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
Spangle-cheeked Tanager
LC

Spangle-cheeked Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tangara dowii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
LC

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus passerinii

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
Palm Tanager

Palm Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Thraupis palmarum

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Buff-throated Saltator
LC

Buff-throated Saltator

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Saltator maximus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Blue Dacnis
LC

Blue Dacnis

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Dacnis cayana

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Morelet's Seedeater
LC

Morelet's Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila morelleti

Daily sighting probability Insufficient data
Blue-black Grassquit
LC

Blue-black Grassquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Volatinia jacarina

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
Slaty Finch

Slaty Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Haplospiza rustica

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Main Ridge Forest Reserve 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
~60%
2 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
3 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~50%
4 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~30%
5 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
6 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
7 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
8 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
9 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
10 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
11 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
12 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
13 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
14 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
15 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
16 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
17 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
18 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
19 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
20 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
22 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
23 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
25 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
26 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
27 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
28 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
29 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
30 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
31 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
32 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
33 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
34 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
35 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
36 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
37 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
39 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
41 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
42 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
43 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
Insufficient data
44 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
45 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
46 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
Insufficient data
47 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
48 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
49 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-lined Tanager in Volcán Barú National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-lined Tanager sighting in Volcán Barú National Park, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-lined Tanager in Volcán Barú National Park?

December has the highest sighting rate for White-lined Tanager in Volcán Barú National Park in our monthly data.

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