Question 1

What are the chances of seeing an Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

Accepted Answer

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 593 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 153rd most-seen of the 467 birds 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.

Question 2

When is the best time to see an Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

Accepted Answer

February, April–July and September–October. In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March, August and November–January, the lowest months.

Question 3

What time of day is best to see an Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush?

Accepted Answer

Between 8 and 11 am. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orange-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.

Question 4

Is Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park the best place to see an Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush?

Accepted Answer

10th of 21. Of the 21 parks where we can rate Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 10th at about 10%. The best odds are in Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%), Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%) and La Tigra National Park (Honduras, about 20%).

Question 5

Which relatives of the Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush live in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

Accepted Answer

Same genus: Catharus. The closest relatives of the Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (genus Catharus, Brown Thrushes and Nightingale-Thrushes) are Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush (about 40%), Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush (about 10%) and Swainson's Thrush (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Question 6

Where does the Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush sighting chance come from?

Accepted Answer

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (593 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.

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~30%
2	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~20%
3	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
4	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~20%
5	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
6	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
7	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
8	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
9	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
10	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
11	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
12	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
13	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
14	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
15	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
16	Cusuco National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
17	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
18	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
19	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
20	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
21	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Guatemala City	🇬🇹 Guatemala	~20%
2	San José	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
3	Medellín	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
4	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	<5%
5	Puebla	🇲🇽 México	<5%
6	Guadalajara	🇲🇽 México	<5%
7	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
8	Valencia	🇻🇪 Venezuela	<5%
9	Cali	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
10	Tegucigalpa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%

Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush

About the Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush

Sounds

Recent sightings of Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

Cities Where Found

Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park

Black-billed Nightingale-Thrush

Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush

Swainson's Thrush

Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush

Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush

Gray-cheeked Thrush

Veery

Clay-colored Thrush

Mountain Thrush

Sooty Thrush

Black-faced Solitaire

White-throated Thrush

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