Platyrinchus coronatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The golden-crowned spadebill (Platyrinchus coronatus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found Central America from Honduras to Panama and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
The golden-crowned spadebill is the smallest member of its genus. It is about 8.5 to 9 cm (3.3 to 3.5 in) long and weighs 8 to 9 g (0.28 to 0.32 oz). It has a large head with a bold facial pattern and a stubby tail. The sexes have almost the same plumage. Males of the nominate subspecies have a black crown with a partially hidden orange-rufous patch in the center; females have a purer orange patch. Both sexes have pale buff-yellow as a patch above the lores, as an eye-ring, as a stripe behind the eye, and as a patch on the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 10 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 11 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 16 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-crowned Spadebill sighting in Carara National Park on a given day, based on 638 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 183rd most-seen of the 414 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-crowned Spadebill in Carara National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-crowned Spadebill sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 16
Of the 16 parks where we can rate Golden-crowned Spadebill sightings, Carara National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%), Darién National Park (Panama, about 20%) and Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-crowned Spadebill is recorded against all the birds logged in Carara National Park (638 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
