Pheugopedius fasciatoventris
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The black-bellied wren (Pheugopedius fasciatoventris) is a species of bird in the family Troglodytidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, and Panama. Male black-bellied wrens weigh 23.5 to 34.5 g (0.83 to 1.22 oz) and females 19.5 to 28.5 g (0.69 to 1.01 oz). Adults of all three subspecies have a rich chestnut back and tail; the latter has black bars. They have a white supercilium of varying size above a grayish face and are white on the chin, throat, and breast. All three have a black belly, but that of P. f. melanogaster is unmarked while those of the other two subspecies have thin white bars.
The nominate P. f. fasciatoventris is found in northwestern and central Colombia east to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Piedras Blancas National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Corcovado National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Manuel Antonio National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Marino Ballena National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-bellied Wren sighting in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, based on 358 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 106th most-seen of the 344 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-bellied Wren in Piedras Blancas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in September and November, the lowest months. That is one of Piedras Blancas National Park's driest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 650 mm in October.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-bellied Wren sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 10 parks where we can rate Black-bellied Wren sightings, Piedras Blancas National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 20%).
Same family: Troglodytidae
The closest relatives of the Black-bellied Wren that you can see in Piedras Blancas National Park (family Troglodytidae, Wrens) are Riverside Wren (about 50%), Southern House Wren (about 40%) and Cabanis's Wren (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-bellied Wren is recorded against all the birds logged in Piedras Blancas National Park (358 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.
