What are the chances of seeing a Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush sighting in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, based on 306 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 333rd most-seen of the 657 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
May
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush in La Amistad International Park (Panama) on a given day, against under 5% in June to April, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is La Amistad International Park (Panama) the best place to see a Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush?
9th of 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush sightings, La Amistad International Park (Panama) ranks 9th at under 5%. The best odds are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 30%), Poás Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Which relatives of the Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush live in La Amistad International Park (Panama)?
Same genus: Catharus
The closest relatives of the Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush that you can see in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (genus Catharus, Brown Thrushes and Nightingale-Thrushes) are Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (about 20%), Swainson's Thrush (about 20%) and Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in La Amistad International Park (Panama) (306 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.
