Black-faced Solitaire
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Black-faced Solitaire

Myadestes melanops

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Tenorio Volcano National Park
33 Verified records at Tenorio Volcano National Park
May Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The black-faced solitaire (Myadestes melanops) is a bird in the thrush family endemic to highlands in Costa Rica and western Panama. This is a bird of dense undergrowth and bamboo clumps in wet mountain forest, normally from 750 to 3,000 m (2,460 to 9,840 ft) altitude. It disperses as low as 400 m (1,300 ft) in the wet season, when it may form loose flocks. It builds a cup nest of mosses and liverworts in a tree crevice, hole in a mossy bank, or concealed amongst mosses and epiphytes in a tree fork up to 3.5 m (11 ft) above the ground. The female lays two or three rufous-brown marked white or pinkish eggs between April and June. The fledging period is 15–16 days. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Solitaire sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Tenorio Volcano National Park

Clay-colored Thrush
LC

Clay-colored Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus grayi

70–80% · Very likely
Wood Thrush
LC

Wood Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hylocichla mustelina

20–30% · Possible
Swainson's Thrush
LC

Swainson's Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Catharus ustulatus

10–20% · With luck
White-throated Thrush
LC

White-throated Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus assimilis

5–10% · With luck
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
LC

Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Catharus mexicanus

<5% · Rare
Gray-cheeked Thrush
LC

Gray-cheeked Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Catharus minimus

<5% · Rare
Mountain Thrush
LC

Mountain Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus plebejus

<5% · Rare
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
LC

Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Catharus fuscater

<5% · Rare
Pale-vented Thrush
LC

Pale-vented Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus obsoletus

<5% · Rare
Veery
LC

Veery

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Catharus fuscescens

<5% · Rare
Scarlet-rumped Tanager
LC

Scarlet-rumped Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ramphocelus passerinii

60–70% · Likely
Great Kiskadee
LC

Great Kiskadee

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Pitangus sulphuratus

60–70% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
5–10
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
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 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
50–60%
2 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
3 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
4 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
5 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
6 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
7 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
8 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
9 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
10 Irazú Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
11 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Black-faced Solitaire in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Solitaire sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park, based on 33 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Black-faced Solitaire in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Solitaire in Tenorio Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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