What are the chances of seeing a Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 5,464 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 10th 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 Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
February and March
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against about 20% in September and October, the lowest months. Those are among Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park's driest months, with about 170 mm of rain a month against 570 mm in October.
What time of day is best to see a Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher 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 Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher?
2nd of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 2nd at about 50%. The best odds are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 70%). All parks ranked.
Where does the Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (5,464 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.
