Hylophylax naevioides
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The spotted antbird (Hylophylax naevioides) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
The spotted antbird was described by Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1847 as Conopophago naeivoides ("spotted gnateater") and later transferred to genus Hylophylax that had been erected in 1909 by Robert Ridgway. It shares the genus with the spot-backed antbird (H. naevius) and dot-backed antbird (H. punctulatus). It and the spot-backed antbird have been treated as sister species.
The spotted antbird is 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 15 to 19.5 g (0.53 to 0.69 oz). The two subspecies have essentially the same plumage. Adult males have a gray forehead and a grayish brown to olive-brown crown and nape. Their back is chestnut with a white and chestnut patch between their scapulars; the white is usually not visible. Their uppertail coverts are dull cinnamon. Their wings are black with cinnamon... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Chagres National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 9 | San Lorenzo Protected Forest | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Cahuita National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 12 | Tortuguero National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 13 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 14 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Antbird sighting in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, based on 443 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 132nd most-seen of the 505 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 March
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Antbird in Braulio Carrillo National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Antbird 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 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Spotted Antbird sightings, Braulio Carrillo National Park ranks 8th at about 10%. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 30%), Rincón de la Vieja National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Tenorio Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same family: Thamnophilidae
The closest relatives of the Spotted Antbird that you can see in Braulio Carrillo National Park (family Thamnophilidae, Typical Antbirds) are Chestnut-backed Antbird (about 10%), Western Slaty-Antshrike (about 10%) and Russet Antshrike (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spotted Antbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Braulio Carrillo National Park (443 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.
