Platyrinchus coronatus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-crowned Spadebill sighting in Corcovado National Park on a given day, based on 824 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 332 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–July and September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-crowned Spadebill in Corcovado National Park on a given day, against about 10% in October, the lowest month.
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.
Yes
Of the 16 parks where we can rate Golden-crowned Spadebill sightings, Corcovado National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Darién National Park (Panama, about 20%) and Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Golden-crowned Spadebill that you can see in Corcovado National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 40%), Tropical Kingbird (about 30%) and Bright-rumped Attila (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-crowned Spadebill is recorded against all the birds logged in Corcovado National Park (824 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.
