Black-faced Solitaire
Myadestes melanops
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyTurdidae (Túrdids)
- GenusMyadestes (Typical Solitaires and Hawaiian Thrushes)
- SpeciesMyadestes melanops (Black-faced Solitaire)
The black-faced solitaire (Myadestes melanops) is a bird in the thrush family endemic to highlands in Costa Rica and western Panama. This is a bird of dense undergrowth and bamboo clumps in wet mountain forest, normally from 750 to 3,000 m (2,460 to 9,840 ft) altitude. It disperses as low as 400 m (1,300 ft) in the wet season, when it may form loose flocks. It builds a cup nest of mosses and liverworts in a tree crevice, hole in a mossy bank, or concealed amongst mosses and epiphytes in a tree fork up to 3.5 m (11 ft) above the ground. The female lays two or three rufous-brown marked white or pinkish eggs between April and June. The fledging period is 15–16 days. Wikipedia →
30–40% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Solitaire sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 2,913 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve
Clay-colored Thrush
Turdus grayi
Mountain Thrush
Turdus plebejus
White-throated Thrush
Turdus assimilis
Slaty-backed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus fuscater
Orange-billed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus aurantiirostris
Black-headed Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus mexicanus
Swainson's Thrush
Catharus ustulatus
Wood Thrush
Hylocichla mustelina
Sooty Thrush
Turdus nigrescens
Pale-vented Thrush
Turdus obsoletus
Ruddy-capped Nightingale-Thrush
Catharus frantzii
Gray-cheeked Thrush
Catharus minimus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Irazú Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Black-faced Solitaire in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-faced Solitaire sighting in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve, based on 2,913 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Black-faced Solitaire in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve?
February has the highest sighting rate for Black-faced Solitaire in Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve in our monthly data.