White-breasted Wood-Wren
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White-breasted Wood-Wren

Henicorhina leucosticta

Silhouette: Matt Wilkins · PhyloPic

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
1,012 Verified sightings at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary From 2019 to 2026
18,153 Verified sightings across all 51 parks From 2019 to 2026
July Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

About the White-breasted Wood-Wren

The white-breasted wood wren (Henicorhina leucosticta) is a small songbird of the wren family. It is a resident breeding species from central Mexico to northeastern Peru and Suriname. The adult white-breasted wood wren is 10 centimetres (3.9 in) long and weighs 16 grams (0.56 oz). It has chestnut brown upperparts with a darker crown, pale supercilia, and black-and-white streaked sides of the head and neck. The underparts are white becoming buff on the lower belly. The wings and very short tail are barred with black. Young birds have duller upperparts and grey underparts.

The call of this species is a sharp cheek or explosive tuck, and the song is cheer oweet oweet cheery weather; ornithologist and bioacoustics expert Luis Baptista of the California Academy of Sciences compared it to the opening bars of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.

As with some other wrens, pairs often sing in duets. H. leucosticta breeds in lowlands and foothills up to 1,850 metres (6,070 ft) above sea level in tropical wet forest and adjacent tall second growth. Its neat roofed nest is constructed on the ground or occasionally very low in undergrowth, and is concealed by dense... Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

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Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
Nightingale Wren
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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
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Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
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☀️ Diurnal Bird

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Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
White-collared Manakin
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☀️ Diurnal Bird

Manacus candei

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Melodious Blackbird
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☀️ Diurnal Bird

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Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Gray Catbird
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Gray Catbird

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Dumetella carolinensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely
Clay-colored Thrush
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Clay-colored Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus grayi

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Lesser Greenlet
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Lesser Greenlet

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Hylophilus decurtatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
Brown Jay

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☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psilorhinus morio

Daily sighting probability ~40% · Likely

Global Distribution

Warmer areas are where this animal is recorded most often.

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~50%
2 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
3 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~40%
4 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
5 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~30%
6 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
~30%
7 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~30%
8 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~30%
9 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~30%
10 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
11 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
12 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~20%
13 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
14 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
15 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
16 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
17 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
18 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
19 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
20 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
21 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
22 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
23 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
~10%
24 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
~10%
25 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
26 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
27 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
28 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
29 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
30 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
31 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
32 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
33 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
34 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
35 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
36 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
37 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
38 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
39 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
40 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
41 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
42 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
43 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
44 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
45 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
46 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
47 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
48 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
49 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data
50 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
51 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a White-breasted Wood-Wren in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a White-breasted Wood-Wren sighting in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, based on 1,012 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see White-breasted Wood-Wren in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary?

July has the highest sighting rate for White-breasted Wood-Wren in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary in our monthly data.

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