Where to see
Myadestes melanops
Volcán Barú National Park leads · 7 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Black-faced Solitaire during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Volcán Barú National Park
In Volcán Barú National Park, Panama, about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Solitaire sighting on a given day, the highest of the 7 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Los Quetzales National Park and more
After Volcán Barú National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Black-faced Solitaire are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 40%), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 30%) and Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are April and June in Volcán Barú National Park (about 70%), March and April in Los Quetzales National Park (about 50%) and February to May in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Black-faced Solitaire on a given day. Each park's Black-faced Solitaire page has the full month-by-month chart.
