Polioptilidae (Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens)

Family

Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens

Polioptilidae

13 species in our catalog · found in 96 parks

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%
Jan
~30%
Feb
~20%
Mar
~30%
Apr
~30%
May
~30%
Jun
~30%
Jul
~30%
Aug
~30%
Sep
~30%
Oct
~30%
Nov
~30%
Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

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Where to see Gnatcatchers and Gnatwrens

Parks Ranked

#ParkCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 13
~70%
2 Santa Rosa National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 13
~70%
3 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 13
~60%
4 Cañón del Sumidero National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
3 of 13
~60%
5 Big Cypress National Preserve 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~60%
6 Big Bend National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 13
~60%
7 Point Pelee National Park 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 13
~60%
8 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 13
~50%
9 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
1 of 13
~50%
10 Congaree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~50%
11 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
2 of 13
~50%
12 Cabo Pulmo National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 13
~50%
13 Bahía de Loreto National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 13
~50%
14 Everglades National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~50%
15 Celestún Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
3 of 13
~50%
16 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
3 of 13
~40%
17 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 13
~40%
18 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
3 of 13
~40%
19 Tikal National Park 🇬🇹 Guatemala
3 of 13
~40%
20 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
3 of 13
~40%
21 Cumbres de Monterrey National Park 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 13
~40%
22 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 13
~40%
23 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 13
~40%
24 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
3 of 13
~40%
25 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 13
~40%
26 Zion National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~40%
27 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
3 of 13
~40%
28 Las Baulas Marine National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 13
~40%
29 Biotopo Cerro Cahuí 🇬🇹 Guatemala
2 of 13
~30%
30 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 13
~30%
31 Calakmul Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
3 of 13
~30%
32 Guadalupe Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 13
~30%
33 Saguaro National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 13
~30%
34 El Triunfo 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 13
~30%
35 Cabo Blanco Absolute Nature Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 13
~30%
36 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 13
~30%
37 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 13
~30%
38 Death Valley National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 13
~30%
39 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 13
~30%
40 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 13
~30%
41 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 13
~20%
42 El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
2 of 13
~20%
43 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
4 of 13
~20%
44 Ciénaga de Zapata 🇨🇺 Cuba
1 of 13
~20%
45 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
3 of 13
~20%
46 Joshua Tree National Park 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 13
~20%
47 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
3 of 13
~20%
48 Great Smoky Mountains National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~20%
49 Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~20%
50 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 13
~20%
51 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 13
~20%
52 Ostional Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 13
~20%
53 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 13
~20%
54 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
2 of 13
~20%
55 Channel Islands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~20%
56 Grand Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~20%
57 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 13
~20%
58 Palo Verde National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 13
~20%
59 Badlands National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~20%
60 Cusuco National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
2 of 13
~10%
61 Shenandoah National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~10%
62 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 13
~10%
63 Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
3 of 13
~10%
64 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 13
~10%
65 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 13
~10%
66 Sierra de la Macarena National Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
2 of 13
~10%
67 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
4 of 13
~10%
68 Brownsberg Nature Park 🇸🇷 Suriname
1 of 13
~10%
69 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 13
~10%
70 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 13
~10%
71 Celaque National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 13
~10%
72 Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
1 of 13
~10%
73 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
2 of 13
~10%
74 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
2 of 13
~10%
75 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 13
~10%
76 Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 13
~10%
77 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 13
~10%
78 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 13
~10%
79 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 13
~10%
80 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 13
~10%
81 Yosemite National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
<5%
82 Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
<5%
83 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
3 of 13
<5%
84 Lago de Yojoa 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 13
<5%
85 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
1 of 13
<5%
86 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 13
<5%
87 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 13
<5%
88 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 13
<5%
89 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 13
<5%
90 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
3 of 13
<5%
91 Padre Island National Seashore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
<5%
92 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
2 of 13
<5%
93 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
1 of 13
<5%
94 Rocky Mountain National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
<5%
95 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
<5%
96 Olympic National Park 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
<5%

Cities Ranked

#CityCountrySpeciesDaily sighting probability
1 Orlando 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~60%
2 Rosario 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 13
~60%
3 Monterrey 🇲🇽 México
1 of 13
~50%
4 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 13
~50%
5 Miami 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~40%
6 León 🇲🇽 México
1 of 13
~40%
7 Mexico City 🇲🇽 México
1 of 13
~40%
8 Guadalajara 🇲🇽 México
1 of 13
~40%
9 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
1 of 13
~40%
10 Puebla 🇲🇽 México
1 of 13
~40%
11 Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 13
~30%
12 Guayaquil 🇪🇨 Ecuador
1 of 13
~30%
13 Valencia 🇻🇪 Venezuela
2 of 13
~30%
14 Houston 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~30%
15 Toluca 🇲🇽 México
1 of 13
~30%
16 Havana 🇨🇺 Cuba
1 of 13
~20%
17 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
1 of 13
~20%
18 Maracaibo 🇻🇪 Venezuela
1 of 13
~20%
19 Mesa 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 13
~20%
20 Chicago 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~20%
21 Belém 🇧🇷 Brazil
3 of 13
~20%
22 Torreón 🇲🇽 México
1 of 13
~20%
23 Los Angeles 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 13
~20%
24 Washington 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~20%
25 Austin 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~20%
26 Baltimore 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~20%
27 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 13
~20%
28 Fortaleza 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 13
~10%
29 Philadelphia 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~10%
30 Phoenix 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 13
~10%
31 Montevideo 🇺🇾 Uruguay
1 of 13
~10%
32 João Pessoa 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 13
~10%
33 San Luis Potosí 🇲🇽 México
1 of 13
~10%
34 San Antonio 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~10%
35 San Diego 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 13
~10%
36 Dallas 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~10%
37 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
2 of 13
~10%
38 Toronto 🇨🇦 Canada
1 of 13
~10%
39 Natal 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 13
~10%
40 Salt Lake City 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
~10%
41 Las Vegas 🇺🇸 United States
2 of 13
~10%
42 New York City 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
<5%
43 Minneapolis [Saint Paul] 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
<5%
44 Detroit 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
<5%
45 Tijuana 🇲🇽 México
1 of 13
<5%
46 Campo Grande 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 13
<5%
47 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 13
<5%
48 Maceió 🇧🇷 Brazil
2 of 13
<5%
49 Salvador 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 13
<5%
50 Boston 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
<5%
51 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
1 of 13
<5%
52 Sacramento 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
<5%
53 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
2 of 13
<5%
54 San Francisco 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
<5%
55 Denver 🇺🇸 United States
1 of 13
<5%
56 Panama City 🇵🇦 Panama
2 of 13
<5%
57 San Pedro Sula 🇭🇳 Honduras
1 of 13
<5%
58 San José 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
3 of 13
<5%
59 San Salvador 🇸🇻 El Salvador
1 of 13
<5%
60 Managua 🇳🇮 Nicaragua
1 of 13
<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

# Zoo / Centre Country
1 Ralph Perkins II Wildlife Center and Woods Garden 🇺🇸 United States In captivity