Premnoplex brunnescens
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The spotted barbtail (Premnoplex brunnescens) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forest. The spotted barbtail was described in 1856 from a type specimen collected in Bogotá, Colombia. It was previously considered to be the same species as the white-throated barbtail (Premnoplex tatei) of Venezuela, and is now classified as a sister species to that bird. Five subspecies are recognized within P. brunnescens, although they are considerably differentiated genetically, and may constitute separate species.
The spotted barbtail ranges from 13 to 15 centimetres (5.1 to 5.9 in) in length, and from 14 to 19 grams... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 12 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Barbtail sighting in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, based on 133 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 119th 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Barbtail in Volcán Barú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to April, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Barbtail sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 15
Of the 15 parks where we can rate Spotted Barbtail sightings, Volcán Barú National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Chirripó National Park (Costa Rica, about 10%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Spotted Barbtail that you can see in Volcán Barú National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Spot-crowned Woodcreeper (about 40%), Red-faced Spinetail (about 30%) and Ruddy Treerunner (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Barbtail is recorded against all the birds logged in Volcán Barú National Park (133 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.
