Rufous-browed Peppershrike

Q: What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

With luck. About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-browed Peppershrike sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 882 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 102nd most-seen of the 467 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.

Q: When is the best time to see a Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

December. In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, the lowest month.

Q: What time of day is best to see a Rufous-browed Peppershrike?

Between 8 and 11 am. Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-browed Peppershrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Q: Is Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park the best place to see a Rufous-browed Peppershrike?

28th of 52. Of the 52 parks where we can rate Rufous-browed Peppershrike sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 28th at about 10%. The best odds are in El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 60%), Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 50%) and Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (Mexico, about 40%). All parks ranked.

Q: Which relatives of the Rufous-browed Peppershrike live in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

Same family: Vireonidae. The closest relatives of the Rufous-browed Peppershrike that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (family Vireonidae, Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis) are Yellow-winged Vireo (about 20%) and Lesser Greenlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Q: Where does the Rufous-browed Peppershrike sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records. It is estimated from how often the Rufous-browed Peppershrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (882 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.

Cyclarhis gujanensis

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderPasseriformes (Perching Birds)
FamilyVireonidae (Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis)
GenusCyclarhis (Peppershrikes)
SpeciesCyclarhis gujanensis (Rufous-browed Peppershrike)

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%

882 Verified sightings at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park From 2019 to 2026

12,636 In all 52 parks

December Best month

☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Rufous-browed Peppershrike

The rufous-browed peppershrike (Cyclarhis gujanensis) is a passerine bird in the vireo family. It is widespread and often common in woodland, forest edge, and cultivation with some tall trees from Mexico and Trinidad south to Argentina and Uruguay.

The rufous-browed peppershrike was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's Systema Naturae. He placed it in the genus Tanagra and coined the binomial name Tanagra gujanensis. The specific epithet is derived from the type locality, the Guianas. Gmelin based his account on "Le verderoux" from French Guiana that had been described in 1778 by the French polymath Comte de Buffon in his multivolume Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux. The rufous-browed peppershrike is now placed with the black-billed peppershrike in the genus Cyclarhis that was introduced in 1824 by William Swainson.

Twenty two subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:44

French Guiana · 2024

Call0:13

Brazil · 2026

Recording0:28

Paraguay · 2026

Global Distribution

Where it is recorded most Our parks where it lives Our cities where it lives

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	El Impenetrable National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~60%
2	Itatiaia National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
3	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~40%
4	Serra dos Órgãos National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
5	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	~30%
6	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
7	El Triunfo	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
8	Chapada dos Guimarães National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
9	Henri Pittier National Park	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~30%
10	Volcán Barú National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~30%
11	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	~30%
12	Iberá National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~30%
13	Chapada Diamantina National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~20%
14	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
15	Celaque National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
16	El Palmar National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~20%
17	La Tigra National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	~20%
18	Coiba National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	~20%
19	Irazú Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
20	Los Quetzales National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
21	Calakmul Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
22	Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
23	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	~10%
24	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	~10%
25	Iguazú National Park	🇦🇷 Argentina	~10%
26	Chirripó National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
27	Machalilla National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
28	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
29	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	~10%
30	Anavilhanas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
31	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	~10%
32	Carara National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
33	Iguaçu National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
34	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	~10%
35	Tijuca National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	~10%
36	Amboró National Park	🇧🇴 Bolivia	~10%
37	Sierra de la Macarena National Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	~10%
38	Emas National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
39	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
40	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
41	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
42	Serra da Canastra National Park	🇧🇷 Brazil	<5%
43	Santa Rosa National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
44	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
45	Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
46	Poás Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
47	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
48	Masaya Volcano National Park	🇳🇮 Nicaragua	<5%
49	Tambopata National Reserve	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%
50	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	<5%
51	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
52	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	<5%

Cities Where Found

#	City	Country	Daily sighting probability
1	Fortaleza	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
2	Brasilia	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
3	Natal	🇧🇷 Brazil	~50%
4	Asuncion	🇵🇾 Paraguay	~40%
5	Goiânia	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
6	Curitiba	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
7	Campo Grande	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
8	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	~40%
9	Recife	🇧🇷 Brazil	~30%
10	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	~30%

Closest Relatives at Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park

Vireo carmioli

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Hylophilus decurtatus

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Vireo leucophrys

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vireo flavifrons

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vireo olivaceus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vireo philadelphicus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Hylophilus ochraceiceps

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vireo flavoviridis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Vireolanius pulchellus

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Zonotrichia capensis

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Turdus grayi

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Chlorospingus pileatus

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

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Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-browed Peppershrike sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 882 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 102nd most-seen of the 467 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.

When is the best time to see a Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

December

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, the lowest month.

What time of day is best to see a Rufous-browed Peppershrike?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-browed Peppershrike 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 Rufous-browed Peppershrike?

28th of 52

Of the 52 parks where we can rate Rufous-browed Peppershrike sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 28th at about 10%. The best odds are in El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 60%), Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 50%) and Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park (Mexico, about 40%). All parks ranked.

Which relatives of the Rufous-browed Peppershrike live in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

Same family: Vireonidae

The closest relatives of the Rufous-browed Peppershrike that you can see in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (family Vireonidae, Vireos, Shrike-Babblers, and Erpornis) are Yellow-winged Vireo (about 20%) and Lesser Greenlet (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Rufous-browed Peppershrike sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Rufous-browed Peppershrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (882 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.

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Rufous-browed Peppershrike

About the Rufous-browed Peppershrike

Sounds

Recent sightings of Rufous-browed Peppershrike 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

Yellow-winged Vireo

Lesser Greenlet

Brown-capped Vireo

Yellow-throated Vireo

Red-eyed Vireo

Philadelphia Vireo

Tawny-crowned Greenlet

Yellow-green Vireo

Green Shrike-Vireo

Rufous-collared Sparrow

Clay-colored Thrush

Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

When is the best time to see a Rufous-browed Peppershrike in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

What time of day is best to see a Rufous-browed Peppershrike?

Is Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park the best place to see a Rufous-browed Peppershrike?

Which relatives of the Rufous-browed Peppershrike live in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?

Where does the Rufous-browed Peppershrike sighting chance come from?