Range Description

Bangsia arcaei occurs in three disjunct populations: on the Caribbean slope of Costa Rica from extreme south-east Guanacaste to Cartago; in central Bocas del Toro, central Chiriquí, Veraguas, and Coclé, Panama; and in the Cerro Jefe/Cerro Brewster area of east Panamá province and extreme west San Blas, Panama^3,4. Its range may extend east along the serranías de San Blas and del Darién, Panama⁴, and include the Cordillera de Talamanca, Costa Rica⁶ and contiguous mountains in west Panama, but it has yet to be recorded in these areas^4,5,6. The population estimate for Costa Rican Important Bird Areas is 2,500-4,000 mature individuals⁷.