Band-backed Wren

Band-backed Wren

Campylorhynchus zonatus

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

The band-backed wren (Campylorhynchus zonatus) is a small songbird of the wren family. The band-backed wren is a resident breeding species from south-central Gulf Coast Mexico to northwestern Ecuador. It occurs in five disjunct areas, the central region being in southern Central America, in Costa Rica and northern Panama. The next two regions are northern Colombia adjacent to Panama, and 800 km to the south in northwestern Ecuador. Wikipedia →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Band-backed Wren sighting in Cusuco National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

5–10
Jan
10–20
Feb
20–30
Mar
20–30
Apr
10–20
May
5–10
Jun
20–30
Jul
40–50
Aug
10–20
Sep
10–20
Oct
10–20
Nov
5–10
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 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
2 La Tigra National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
10–20%
3 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
4 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
5 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
6 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
9 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
10 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
14 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
15 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
16 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
18 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Band-backed Wren in Cusuco National Park?

About 18% of wildlife watchers report a Band-backed Wren sighting in Cusuco National Park, based on 56 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Band-backed Wren in Cusuco National Park?

August has the highest sighting rate for Band-backed Wren in Cusuco National Park in our monthly data.

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