Where to see
Pheugopedius maculipectus
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary leads · 13 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Spot-breasted Wren during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary | 🇧🇿 Belize | |
| 2 | Pico Bonito National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Tikal National Park | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 4 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Calakmul Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 6 | Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 7 | Lago de Yojoa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 8 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 9 | Cañón del Sumidero National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 10 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 11 | Biotopo Cerro Cahuí | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 12 | Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 13 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary
In Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Belize, about 70% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-breasted Wren sighting on a given day, the highest of the 13 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Pico Bonito National Park and more
After Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, the next-best odds of seeing a Spot-breasted Wren are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 60%), Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 50%) and Cusuco National Park (Honduras, about 50%). Outside Central America, the best option is Calakmul Biosphere Reserve in North America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are February–March, June–August and October–November in Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (about 80%), July and August in Pico Bonito National Park (about 80%) and June–September and December–January in Tikal National Park (about 60%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Spot-breasted Wren on a given day. Each park's Spot-breasted Wren page has the full month-by-month chart.
