Bay Wren
Cantorchilus nigricapillus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTroglodytidae (Wrens)
- GenusCantorchilus (Cantorchilus Wrens)
- SpeciesCantorchilus nigricapillus (Bay Wren)
Closest Relatives at Braulio Carrillo National Park
Stripe-breasted Wren
Cantorchilus thoracicus
Cabanis's Wren
Cantorchilus modestus
White-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucosticta
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Gray-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucophrys
Band-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus zonatus
Ochraceous Wren
Troglodytes ochraceus
Black-throated Wren
Pheugopedius atrogularis
Nightingale Wren
Microcerculus philomela
Song Wren
Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus
Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus
Rufous-and-white Wren
Thryophilus rufalbus
📅 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 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 12 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 16 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 17 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 19 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Bay Wren in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
About 32% of visitor-days record a Bay Wren sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park, based on 1720 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Bay Wren in Braulio Carrillo National Park?
August has the highest sighting rate for Bay Wren in Braulio Carrillo National Park in our monthly data.