Band-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus zonatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTroglodytidae (Wrens)
- GenusCampylorhynchus (Large Wrens)
- SpeciesCampylorhynchus zonatus (Band-backed Wren)
Closest Relatives at Tortuguero National Park
Rufous-backed Wren
Campylorhynchus capistratus
White-breasted Wood-Wren
Henicorhina leucosticta
Stripe-breasted Wren
Cantorchilus thoracicus
Bay Wren
Cantorchilus nigricapillus
Southern House Wren
Troglodytes musculus
Cabanis's Wren
Cantorchilus modestus
Black-throated Wren
Pheugopedius atrogularis
Song Wren
Cyphorhinus phaeocephalus
Nightingale Wren
Microcerculus philomela
Montezuma Oropendola
Psarocolius montezuma
Great Kiskadee
Pitangus sulphuratus
Great-tailed Grackle
Quiscalus mexicanus
📅 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 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 2 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Tayrona National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 15 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 16 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Band-backed Wren in Tortuguero National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Band-backed Wren sighting in Tortuguero National Park, based on 22 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Band-backed Wren in Tortuguero National Park?
January has the highest sighting rate for Band-backed Wren in Tortuguero National Park in our monthly data.