Cinnamon Becard

Cinnamon Becard

Pachyramphus cinnamomeus

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Tenorio Volcano National Park

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%

605 Verified sightings at Tenorio Volcano National Park From 2019 to 2026
7,577 In all 23 parks
August Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Cinnamon Becard

The cinnamon becard (Pachyramphus cinnamomeus) is a passerine bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found in Mexico, in every Central American country except El Salvador, and in Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

The genus Pachyramphus has variously been assigned to the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae and the cotinga family Cotingidae. Several early twenty-first century studies confirmed the placement of Pachyramphus in Tityridae and taxonomic systems made the reassignment. In 1998 the American Ornithological Society was unsure where to place the genus and listed its members as incertae sedis but in 2011 moved them to Tityridae. In 1998 the American Ornithological Society was unsure where to place the genus and listed its members as incertae sedis but in 2011 moved them to Tityridae.

The cinnamon becard and the chestnut-crowned becard (P. castaneus) are sister species and form a superspecies. The cinnamon becard has these four subspecies: Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call1:24

Ecuador · 2023

© Manuel Sanchez-Nivicela · XC993669 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:26

Ecuador · 1996

© Patricio Mena Valenzuela · XC275485 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:16

Panama · 2019

© Jerome Fischer · XC454263 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
2 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~20%
3 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
4 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
5 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
6 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
7 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
8 Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve 🇲🇽 Mexico
~10%
9 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
10 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
11 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
12 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
~10%
13 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
14 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
~10%
15 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
16 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
18 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
19 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
21 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
22 Poás Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
23 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Cinnamon Becard in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon Becard sighting in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, based on 605 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 97th most-seen of the 444 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Cinnamon Becard in Tenorio Volcano National Park?

January, March–August and October

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon Becard in Tenorio Volcano National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February, September and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Cinnamon Becard?

Between 10 am and 1 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cinnamon Becard 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 Tenorio Volcano National Park the best place to see a Cinnamon Becard?

3rd of 23

Of the 23 parks where we can rate Cinnamon Becard sightings, Tenorio Volcano National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Braulio Carrillo National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).

Where does the Cinnamon Becard sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Cinnamon Becard is recorded against all the birds logged in Tenorio Volcano National Park (605 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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