What are the chances of seeing a Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush sighting in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, based on 628 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 172nd 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
When is the best time to see a Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
May to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November to April, the lowest months.
What time of day is best to see a Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush?
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slaty-backed 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 Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush?
6th of 13
Of the 13 parks where we can rate Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush sightings, Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 30%), Poás Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%) and Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Which relatives of the Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush live in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park?
Same genus: Catharus
The closest relatives of the Slaty-backed 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.
Where does the Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush sighting chance come from?
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park (628 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.
