What are the chances of seeing a Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
Likely
About 40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 4,850 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 14th most-seen of the 467 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
March and April
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against about 20% in October, the lowest month.
What time of day is best to see a Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-billed 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 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park the best place to see a Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush?
3rd of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 3rd at about 40%. The best odds are in Irazú Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 60%) and Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 50%). All parks ranked.
Which relatives of the Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush live in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
Same genus: Catharus
The closest relatives of the Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (genus Catharus, Brown Thrushes and Nightingale-Thrushes) are Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush (about 10%), Swainson's Thrush (about 10%) and Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
Where does the Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (4,850 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.
