Where to see
Cantorchilus nigricapillus
Farallones de Cali National Natural Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Bay Wren during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Bastimentos Island National Marine Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Farallones de Cali National Natural Park
In Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, Colombia, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Bay Wren sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge and more
After Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Bay Wren are in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 40%), Cahuita National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%) and Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 40%). Outside South America, the best option is Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge in Central America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February and June–September in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (about 50%), October in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (about 60%) and October in Cahuita National Park (about 50%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Bay Wren on a given day. Each park's Bay Wren page has the full month-by-month chart.
