What are the chances of seeing a Plain-colored Tanager in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-colored Tanager sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 213 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 89th most-seen of the 329 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Plain-colored Tanager in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge?
June and July
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Plain-colored Tanager in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against about 10% in September to May, the lowest months. Those are among Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge's wettest months, with about 480 mm of rain a month against 140 mm in March.
What time of day is best to see a Plain-colored Tanager?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plain-colored Tanager sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Is Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge the best place to see a Plain-colored Tanager?
8th of 17
Of the 17 parks where we can rate Plain-colored Tanager sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Chagres National Park (Panama, about 60%), Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 40%) and Bastimentos Island National Marine Park (Panama, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Where does the Plain-colored Tanager sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plain-colored Tanager is recorded against all the birds logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (213 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.