Long-billed Gnatwren

Where to see

Long-billed Gnatwren

Ramphocaenus melanurus

Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates

Parks Ranked

Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Long-billed Gnatwren during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)

#ParkCountrySighting
1 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~40%
2 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
~30%
3 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
4 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
~20%
5 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
6 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
7 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
8 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%
9 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
10 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
11 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
12 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
13 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~20%

Before you go

Which is the best park to see a Long-billed Gnatwren?

Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary

In Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize, about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Long-billed Gnatwren sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.

Where else can you see a Long-billed Gnatwren?

Pico Bonito National Park and more

After Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, the next-best odds of seeing a Long-billed Gnatwren are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 30%), Santa Rosa National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 20%). Outside Central America, the best option is El Triunfo in North America (about 20%).

When is the best time to see a Long-billed Gnatwren?

It depends on the park

In the top parks, the best months are September in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (about 60%), June, September and December in Pico Bonito National Park (about 40%) and May and October in Santa Rosa National Park (about 40%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Long-billed Gnatwren on a given day. Each park's Long-billed Gnatwren page has the full month-by-month chart.