Schistocichla schistacea
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The slate-colored antbird (Myrmelastes schistaceus) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The slate-colored antbird has a complicated taxonomic history. It was described by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1858 and given the binomial name Hypnocmenis schistacea. Later authors placed it successively in genera Sclateria, Schistocichla, and Percnostola. Some time after its initial description it was assigned several subspecies, but a 1924 study determined that some of them were species in their own right and a 1931 study confirmed that schistacea is monotypic. A 2013 study finalized its move to genus Myrmelastes, and because that name is masculine, the change of its specific name to schistaceus.
The slate-colored antbird is 14.5 to 15.5 cm (5.7 to 6.1 in) long and weighs 19 to 28.5 g (0.67 to 1.0 oz). Males are mostly dark bluish gray or slate gray. Their wings and tail are blackish gray with small white spots at the tips of the wing coverts. Females have a dark chestnut crown with thin rufous streaks. Their back and wings... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slate-colored Antbird sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park on a given day, based on 68 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 163rd most-seen of the 436 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and September
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Slate-colored Antbird in Amacayacu National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March and August, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slate-colored Antbird sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Amacayacu National Natural Park, in our data
Amacayacu National Natural Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Slate-colored Antbird sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Slate-colored Antbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Amacayacu National Natural Park (68 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.
