Three-wattled Bellbird
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Three-wattled Bellbird

Procnias tricarunculatus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
311 Verified records at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park
August Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The three-wattled bellbird (Procnias tricarunculatus) is a Central American migratory bird of the cotinga family. The sexes are very dissimilar in appearance. The male has a white head and throat and the remaining plumage is chestnut brown. From the base of his beak dangle three long, slender, black wattles that he uses in display. The female has olive plumage with yellowish streaked underparts and a yellow vent area. The three-wattled bellbird breeds in mountainous regions of Costa Rica and migrates to western Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Three-wattled Bellbird sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 311 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Bastimentos Island National Marine Park

Masked Tityra
LC

Masked Tityra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tityra semifasciata

30–40% · Possible
Snowy Cotinga
LC

Snowy Cotinga

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Carpodectes nitidus

10–20% · With luck
Black-crowned Tityra
LC

Black-crowned Tityra

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tityra inquisitor

10–20% · With luck
White-winged Becard
LC

White-winged Becard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyramphus polychopterus

5–10% · With luck
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
LC

Purple-throated Fruitcrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Querula purpurata

<5% · Rare
Cinnamon Becard
LC

Cinnamon Becard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pachyramphus cinnamomeus

<5% · Rare
Bananaquit
LC Endemic

Bananaquit

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coereba flaveola

70–80% · Very likely
Montezuma Oropendola
LC

Montezuma Oropendola

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Psarocolius montezuma

60–70% · Likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

50–60% · Likely
Golden-collared Manakin
LC

Golden-collared Manakin

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Manacus vitellinus

50–60% · Likely
Variable Seedeater
LC

Variable Seedeater

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Sporophila corvina

50–60% · Likely
Prothonotary Warbler
LC

Prothonotary Warbler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Protonotaria citrea

40–50% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

10–20
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
10–20
Jun
30–40
Jul
30–40
Aug
20–30
Sep
5–10
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
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 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
2 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
3 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
4 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
5 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
6 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
15 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
16 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
17 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
18 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Three-wattled Bellbird in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Three-wattled Bellbird sighting in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park, based on 311 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Three-wattled Bellbird in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Three-wattled Bellbird in Bastimentos Island National Marine Park in our monthly data.

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