Bay Wren

Bay Wren

Cantorchilus nigricapillus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
40–50% · Possible
overall probability at Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
30–40
Feb
30–40
Mar
40–50
Apr
10–20
May
20–30
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
50–60
Sep
50–60
Oct
20–30
Nov
20–30
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
40–50%
2 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
3 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
5 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
6 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
7 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
8 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
9 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
20–30%
10 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
11 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
12 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
13 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
0–10%
14 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
15 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
16 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
17 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
18 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
19 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
20 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Bay Wren in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

About 40% of visitor-days record a Bay Wren sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge, based on 426 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Bay Wren in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?

October has the highest sighting rate for Bay Wren in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in our monthly data.

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