Long-billed Gnatwren
Ramphocaenus melanurus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyPolioptilidae (Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens)
- GenusRamphocaenus (Long-billed Gnatwrens)
- SpeciesRamphocaenus melanurus (Long-billed Gnatwren)
Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Tropical Gnatcatcher
Polioptila plumbea
Brown Jay
Psilorhinus morio
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Slate-throated Redstart
Myioborus miniatus
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
Common Chlorospingus
Chlorospingus flavopectus
White-eared Ground-Sparrow
Melozone leucotis
Cabanis's Wren
Cantorchilus modestus
Yellow-faced Grassquit
Tiaris olivaceus
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Yellow-throated Euphonia
Euphonia hirundinacea
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Long-billed Gnatwren in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Long-billed Gnatwren sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 68 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Long-billed Gnatwren in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
October has the highest sighting rate for Long-billed Gnatwren in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.