Where to see
Campylorhynchus capistratus
Masaya Volcano National Park leads · 11 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Rufous-backed Wren during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masaya Volcano National Park | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 2 | Ostional Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Las Baulas Marine National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Santa Rosa National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 11 | La Tigra National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras |
Masaya Volcano National Park
In Masaya Volcano National Park, Nicaragua, about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-backed Wren sighting on a given day, the highest of the 11 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Ostional Wildlife Refuge and more
After Masaya Volcano National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Rufous-backed Wren are in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (Costa Rica, about 70%), Las Baulas Marine National Park (Costa Rica, about 60%) and Carara National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are March–August and November in Masaya Volcano National Park (about 90%), June and October in Ostional Wildlife Refuge (about 80%) and March and May in Las Baulas Marine National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Rufous-backed Wren on a given day. Each park's Rufous-backed Wren page has the full month-by-month chart.
