Tawny-faced Gnatwren
Microbates cinereiventris
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPolioptilidae (Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens)
- GenusMicrobates (Tawny-faced and Collared Gnatwrens)
- SpeciesMicrobates cinereiventris (Tawny-faced Gnatwren)
Closest Relatives at Arenal Volcano National Park
Long-billed Gnatwren
Ramphocaenus melanurus
Tropical Gnatcatcher
Polioptila plumbea
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
Ramphocelus passerinii
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Bananaquit
Coereba flaveola
Palm Tanager
Thraupis palmarum
Green Honeycreeper
Chlorophanes spiza
Golden-hooded Tanager
Stilpnia larvata
Variable Seedeater
Sporophila corvina
📅 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 14 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 16 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 17 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Tawny-faced Gnatwren in Arenal Volcano National Park?
About 11% of visitor-days record a Tawny-faced Gnatwren sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 1176 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Tawny-faced Gnatwren in Arenal Volcano National Park?
October has the highest sighting rate for Tawny-faced Gnatwren in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.