Cymbilaimus lineatus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The fasciated antshrike (Cymbilaimus lineatus) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Central America from Honduras south and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
What is now the bamboo antshrike (C. sanctaemariae) was considered another subspecies of it until the 1980s. The two are the only species in genus Cymbilaimus. The fasciated antshrike is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 35 to 40 g (1.2 to 1.4 oz). This species exhibits significant sexual dimorphism. Both sexes of all subspecies have a red iris and a heavy bill with a hook at the end like true shrikes. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a black forehead and crown with a few very thin white bars. The rest of their plumage is thin black and white bars. Females have a rufous crown. Most of the rest of their plumage is thin dark brown and pale yellowish brown bars; their... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 3 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 8 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 10 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 12 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 13 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 16 | Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 17 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 18 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 19 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 20 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fasciated Antshrike sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 256 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 203rd most-seen of the 505 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June–August and October–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fasciated Antshrike in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–May and September, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fasciated Antshrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
8th of 20
Of the 20 parks where we can rate Fasciated Antshrike sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 40%), Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 30%) and San Lorenzo Protected Forest (Panama, about 20%).
Same family: Thamnophilidae
The closest relatives of the Fasciated Antshrike that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Thamnophilidae, Typical Antbirds) are Chestnut-backed Antbird (about 10%), Spotted Antbird (about 10%) and Western Slaty-Antshrike (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fasciated Antshrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (256 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.
