Black-and-yellow Phainoptila

Black-and-yellow Phainoptila

Phainoptila melanoxantha

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
50–60% · Likely
overall probability at Poás Volcano National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

30–40
Jan
50–60
Feb
40–50
Mar
50–60
Apr
50–60
May
50–60
Jun
60–70
Jul
70–80
Aug
50–60
Sep
70–80
Oct
70–80
Nov
70–80
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 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
2 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
4 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
5 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
0–10%
6 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
7 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
11 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-and-yellow Phainoptila in Poás Volcano National Park?

About 57% of visitor-days record a Black-and-yellow Phainoptila sighting in Poás Volcano National Park, based on 201 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Black-and-yellow Phainoptila in Poás Volcano National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Black-and-yellow Phainoptila in Poás Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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