Stub-tailed Spadebill

Stub-tailed Spadebill

Platyrinchus cancrominus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Cusuco National Park
3 Verified records at Cusuco National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The stub-tailed spadebill (Platyrinchus cancrominus) is a passerine bird in the Tyrannidae family. It is commonly found in tropical dry rainforests or tropical moist lowlands throughout Central America. First scientifically described in 1860, it was originally thought to be the same as Platyrinchus mystaceus but was later reclassified as a sympatric species. The stub-tailed spadebill may grow up to 9.5 cm (3.74 in) long and may weigh up to 12 g (0.42 oz). It has a white throat, yellow breast, and brown mantle and wings. The stub-tailed spadebill is most easily recognizable due to its stubby tail, broad bill, and its distinctive bird song. Wikipedia →

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Stub-tailed Spadebill at Cusuco National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ 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 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
10–20%
2 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
3 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
5–10%
4 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
5 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
6 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
7 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
8 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
5–10%
9 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
10 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
11 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
13 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
15 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
16 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
17 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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