Elachistocleis panamensis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
Elachistocleis panamensis (common name: Panama humming frog) is a species of frog in the family Microhylidae. It is found in Colombia and Panama. It is common in some areas in Panama but not considered common in Colombia. It lives in open grassy areas, occasionally within forests, and can also be found in pastures and arable land. It breeds in ponds.
The species of E. panamensis consists of arachnids and insects, specifically insects of the Hymenoptera order. Wikipedia →
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Panama Humming Frog sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 27th most-seen of the 34 amphibians we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Panama Humming Frog in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May, July and November–March, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Panama Humming Frog sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is seen both by day and at night.
Only Soberanía National Park, in our data
Soberanía National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Panama Humming Frog sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Anura
The closest relatives of the Panama Humming Frog that you can see in Soberanía National Park (order Anura, Frogs and Toads) are Forest Toad (about 60%), Guayaquil Dwarf Frog (about 40%) and Red-eyed Treefrog (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Panama Humming Frog is recorded against all the amphibians logged in Soberanía National Park (11 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.
