Long-billed Gnatwren

Long-billed Gnatwren

Ramphocaenus melanurus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
5–10% · With luck
overall probability at Piedras Blancas National Park
107 Verified records at Piedras Blancas National Park
October Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The trilling gnatwren (Ramphocaenus melanurus), formerly long-billed gnatwren, is a very small bird in the gnatcatcher family. It found from southeast Mexico south to Ecuador and Amazonia. Wikipedia →

5–10% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Gnatwren sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 107 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
5–10
Mar
10–20
Apr
5–10
May
5–10
Jun
10–20
Jul
<5
Aug
5–10
Sep
10–20
Oct
<5
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 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
30–40%
2 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
3 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
4 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
5 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
6 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
20–30%
7 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
8 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
20–30%
9 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
10 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
10–20%
11 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
12 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
13 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
14 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
15 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
16 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
17 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
18 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
19 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
20 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
10–20%
21 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
10–20%
22 Canaima National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
10–20%
23 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
24 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
5–10%
25 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
26 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
27 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
28 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
29 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
30 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
31 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
32 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
5–10%
33 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
34 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
5–10%
35 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
5–10%
36 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
37 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
38 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
39 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
40 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
41 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
42 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
43 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
44 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
45 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
46 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
<5%
47 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
48 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
49 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
50 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
51 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
52 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
53 Cordillera Azul National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
54 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
55 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
<5%
56 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
57 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
58 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
Insufficient data
59 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Long-billed Gnatwren in Piedras Blancas National Park?

About 6% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Gnatwren sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park, based on 107 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Long-billed Gnatwren in Piedras Blancas National Park?

October has the highest sighting rate for Long-billed Gnatwren in Piedras Blancas National Park in our monthly data.

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