Spotted Barbtail
Premnoplex brunnescens
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyFurnariidae (Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers)
- GenusPremnoplex (Typical Barbtails)
- SpeciesPremnoplex brunnescens (Spotted Barbtail)
Closest Relatives at Poás Volcano National Park
Spot-crowned Woodcreeper
Lepidocolaptes affinis
Ruddy Treerunner
Margarornis rubiginosus
Red-faced Spinetail
Cranioleuca erythrops
Streak-breasted Treehunter
Thripadectes rufobrunneus
Buffy Tuftedcheek
Pseudocolaptes lawrencii
Spotted Woodcreeper
Xiphorhynchus erythropygius
Ochre-throated Foliage-gleaner
Automolus ochrolaemus
Tawny-throated Leaftosser
Sclerurus mexicanus
Olivaceous Woodcreeper
Sittasomus griseicapillus
Slaty Spinetail
Synallaxis brachyura
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
Chlorospingus pileatus
Slaty Flowerpiercer
Diglossa plumbea
📅 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 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 13 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 15 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 16 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 17 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 19 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 21 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Barbtail in Poás Volcano National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Spotted Barbtail sighting in Poás Volcano National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Spotted Barbtail in Poás Volcano National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Spotted Barbtail in Poás Volcano National Park in our monthly data.