Myrmoborus lugubris
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The ash-breasted antbird (Myrmoborus lugubris) is an insectivorous bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The ash-breasted antbird was described by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1847 and given the binomial name Myrmonax lugubris. Its current genus Myrmoborus was introduced in 1860.
The ash-breasted antbird has these four subspecies: Adult males of the nominate subspecies M. l. lugubris have mostly gray upperparts with a whitish forehead. Their face and throat are black. Their underparts are grayish white. Adult females have mostly rufescent-tinged brown upperparts, wings, and tail with small buff tips on their wing coverts. Their throat is white and the rest of their underparts are mostly whitish with olivaceous flanks. Both sexes have a red iris and gray legs and feet. Males have a black bill; females... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ash-breasted Antbird sighting in Anavilhanas National Park on a given day, based on 97 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 44th most-seen of the 291 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report an Ash-breasted Antbird in Anavilhanas National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March and April, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ash-breasted Antbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Ash-breasted Antbird sightings, Anavilhanas National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Amacayacu National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ash-breasted Antbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Anavilhanas National Park (97 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.
