Contopus ochraceus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The ochraceous pewee (Contopus ochraceus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama. The ochraceous pewee is monotypic. The ochraceous pewee is 16.5 to 18 cm (6.5 to 7.1 in) long and weighs about 23 g (0.81 oz). The sexes have the same plumage with a spiky crest. Adults have a dark brownish olive crown and crest. The rest of their head, their nape, and their upperparts are olive. Their wings are blackish with olive-buff, buff, or ochre ends on the coverts that show as two thin wing bars. Their tail is dusky and slightly notched. Their throat is pale yellow, their breast and flanks olive with an ochre wash, and their belly and undertail coverts buffy yellow. Their plumage fades and becomes duller with wear. They have a dark iris, a wide bill with a black maxilla and an orange-yellow mandible, and blackish legs and feet. Juveniles are similar to adults but with brighter ochre wing bars and ochre-buff edges on the lesser coverts.
The ochraceous pewee has a disjunct distribution. One population is found in Costa Rica on Irazú and Turrialba volcanoes... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ochraceous Pewee sighting in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, based on 103 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 131st most-seen of the 296 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.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ochraceous Pewee in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to July, the lowest months. That is one of Volcán Barú National Park's wettest months, with about 460 mm of rain against 70 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ochraceous Pewee sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Ochraceous Pewee sightings, Volcán Barú National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Los Quetzales National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ochraceous Pewee is recorded against all the birds logged in Volcán Barú National Park (103 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.
