Rufous-browed Peppershrike

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Arenal Volcano National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-browed Peppershrike sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

Q: When is the best time to see Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Arenal Volcano National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

Cyclarhis gujanensis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyVireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
GenusCyclarhis (Peppershrikes)
SpeciesCyclarhis gujanensis (Rufous-browed Peppershrike)

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

at Arenal Volcano National Park

53 Verified sightings at Arenal Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026

12,877 Verified sightings across all 60 parks From 2019 to 2026

November Best month highest sighting rate

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the Rufous-browed Peppershrike

The rufous-browed peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis) is a passerine bird in the vireo family. It is widespread and often common in woodland, forest edge, and cultivation with some tall trees from Mexico and Trinidad south to Argentina and Uruguay.

The rufous-browed peppershrike was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it in the genus Tanagra and coined the binomial name Tanagra gujanensis. The specific epithet is derived from the type locality, the Guianas. Gmelin based his account on "Le verderoux" from French Guiana that had been described in 1778 by the French polymath Comte de Buffon in his multivolume Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The rufous-browed peppershrike is now placed with the black-billed peppershrike in the genus Cyclarhis that was introduced in 1824 by William Swainson.

Twenty two subspecies are recognised: C. g. septentrionalis Phillips, AR, 1991 – east Mexico C. g. flaviventris Lafresnaye, 1842 – southeast Mexico (except Yucatán Peninsula), Guatemala and north Honduras C. g. yucatanensis Ridgway, 1887 – Yucatán Peninsula (southeast... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

Hylophilus decurtatus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Hylophilus ochraceiceps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vireo flavifrons

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vireo olivaceus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vireo philadelphicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vireo flavoviridis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vireolanius pulchellus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Ramphocelus passerinii

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

Psarocolius montezuma

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Turdus grayi

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

Pitangus sulphuratus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Thraupis episcopus

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

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Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~60%
2	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
3	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
4	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
5	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~40%
6	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
7	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
8	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
9	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
10	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
11	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~30%
12	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
13	Noel Kempff Mercado National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
14	Canaima National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~20%
15	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
16	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
17	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
18	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~20%
19	Madidi National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~20%
20	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
21	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
22	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
23	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
24	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
25	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
26	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
27	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
28	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
29	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
30	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
31	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
32	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
33	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
34	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
35	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
36	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
37	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
38	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	~10%
39	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
40	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
41	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
42	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
43	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
44	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
45	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
46	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
47	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
49	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
50	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
51	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
52	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
53	Darién National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
54	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
55	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
56	Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary	🇧🇿 Belize	Insufficient data
57	Tenorio Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
58	Tikal National Park	🇬🇹 Guatemala	Insufficient data
59	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
60	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Arenal Volcano National Park?

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-browed Peppershrike sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 53 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Arenal Volcano National Park?

November has the highest sighting rate for Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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Rufous-browed Peppershrike

About the Rufous-browed Peppershrike

Recent sightings of Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Arenal Volcano National Park

Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park

Lesser Greenlet

Tawny-crowned Greenlet

Yellow-throated Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Philadelphia Vireo

Yellow-green Vireo

Green Shrike-Vireo

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

Montezuma Oropendola

Clay-colored Thrush

Great Kiskadee

Blue-gray Tanager

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

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