White-lined Tanager
Tachyphonus rufus

The white-lined tanager 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. Source
Where it is now
In the last 8 weeks this bird was recorded 3,436 times across 10 areas (each area is a 5 degree square).
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Movement and weather
Over the weeks it was present in the past year, its centre in South America ranged from 22°S in April to 7°S in July, about 1,600 km apart.
Arrival dates
The week it was first heard regularly in each region, after at least six weeks away. Dates differ from south to north, so a region has a range.
| Region | First arrival | Last arrival | Typical peak | Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South America | 30 March 2026 | 6 July 2026 | 29 June 2026 | 3 |
Figures are effort corrected and come from automatic sound identification, which makes mistakes. How this is measured and how it compares with human observers.