Hypocnemoides melanopogon
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The black-chinned antbird (Hypocnemoides melanopogon) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
The black-chinned antbird was described by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1857 and given the binomial name Hypocnemis melanopogon; it was later transferred to genus Hypocnemoides. It shares that genus with the band-tailed antbird (H. maculicauda). However, some authors have said that the "[r]easons for treatment of Hypocnemoides maculicauda as a separate species from H. melanopogon are weak".
The further taxonomy of the black-chinned antbird is unsettled. The Clements taxonomy and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World do not recognize occidentalis, including it within the nominate. This article generally follows the two-subspecies model because the range demarcation and plumage... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chinned Antbird sighting in Anavilhanas National Park on a given day, based on 141 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 28th most-seen of the 291 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chinned Antbird in Anavilhanas National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April, the lowest month. That is one of Anavilhanas National Park's driest months, with about 90 mm of rain against 340 mm in March.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-chinned 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 Black-chinned Antbird sightings, Anavilhanas National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (Ecuador, about 10%).
Same family: Thamnophilidae
The closest relatives of the Black-chinned Antbird that you can see in Anavilhanas National Park (family Thamnophilidae, Typical Antbirds) are Black-crested Antshrike (about 40%), Klages's Antwren (about 30%) and Leaden Antwren (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-chinned Antbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Anavilhanas National Park (141 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.
