Pachyramphus versicolor
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The barred becard (Pachyramphus versicolor) is a small passerine bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, and in South America from Venezuela to Bolivia. The barred becard was originally described in 1843 as Vireo versicolor. It was later reassigned to genus Pachyramphus that George Robert Gray had erected in 1840. The genus has variously been assigned to the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae and the cotinga family Cotingidae. Several early twenty-first century studies confirmed the placement of Pachyramphus in Tityridae and taxonomic systems made the reassignment. In 1998 the American Ornithological Society was unsure where to place the genus and listed its members as incertae sedis but in 2011 moved them to Tityridae.
The barred becard is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs 14 to 17 g (0.49 to 0.60 oz). It is the smallest member of genus Pachyramphus. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a glossy... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 11 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Becard sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 154 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 122nd most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Barred Becard in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against about 10% in November to September, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Barred Becard sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Barred Becard sightings, Podocarpus National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, about 20%) and Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Barred Becard is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (154 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.
