Band-tailed Barbthroat

Band-tailed Barbthroat

Threnetes ruckeri

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Arenal Volcano National Park
85 Verified records at Arenal Volcano National Park
September Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The band-tailed barbthroat (Threnetes ruckeri) is a medium-sized hummingbird that is found from southeastern Guatemala and Belize to western Ecuador and western Venezuela. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Barbthroat sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
2 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
3 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
4 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
5–10%
5 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
5–10%
6 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
7 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
8 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
9 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
10 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
11 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
12 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
13 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
14 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
15 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
16 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
17 Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary 🇧🇿 Belize
<5%
18 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
19 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
20 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
21 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
22 Pico Bonito National Park 🇭🇳 Honduras
Insufficient data
23 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
24 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
Insufficient data
25 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Band-tailed Barbthroat in Arenal Volcano National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Band-tailed Barbthroat sighting in Arenal Volcano National Park, based on 85 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Band-tailed Barbthroat in Arenal Volcano National Park?

September has the highest sighting rate for Band-tailed Barbthroat in Arenal Volcano National Park in our monthly data.

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