Myrmotherula cherriei
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
Cherrie's antwren (Myrmotherula cherriei) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela. Cherrie's antwren is monotypic. Its closest relative is believed to be the Pacific antwren (M. pacifica).
The species' English name and specific epithet honor the American naturalist, explorer, and adventurer George Cherrie. Dr. Cherrie accompanied former President Theodore Roosevelt in the famous 1913 exploration of the River of Doubt, in the Brazilian Amazon basin, which was later named Rio Roosevelt.
Cherrie's antwren is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 7.5 to 9 g (0.26 to 0.32 oz). It is a smallish bird with a tiny tail. Adult males have a black and white streaked face. Their crown, back, and rump are black with white streaks. They have a narrow white patch between the shoulders. Their tail is black with white edges and tips to the feathers. Their wings are black with white tips on the coverts and white edges on the flight feathers. Their throat, breast, and belly are white and their flanks and crissum grayer. Black streaks extend... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cherrie's Antwren sighting in Anavilhanas National Park on a given day, based on 68 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 63rd most-seen of the 291 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Cherrie's Antwren in Anavilhanas National Park on a given day, against under 5% in November, 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 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cherrie's Antwren sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Anavilhanas National Park, in our data
Anavilhanas National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Cherrie's Antwren sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Myrmotherula
The closest relatives of the Cherrie's Antwren that you can see in Anavilhanas National Park (genus Myrmotherula, Typical Antwrens) are 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 Cherrie's Antwren is recorded against all the birds logged in Anavilhanas National 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.
