Grallaria ruficapilla
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The chestnut-crowned antpitta (Grallaria ruficapilla) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. What is now Watkins's antpitta (G. watkinsi) was previously a subspecies of the chestnut-crowned antpitta. The two form a superspecies.
Grallaria antpittas are a "wonderful group of plump and round antbirds whose feathers are often fluffed up...they have stout bills [and] very short tails". The chestnut-crowned antpitta is 18 to 23 cm (7.1 to 9.1 in) long and weighs 70 to 98 g (2.5 to 3.5 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies G. r. ruficapilla have a rufous crown, nape, and face. Their back, rump, tail, and wings are olivaceous. Their throat, breast, and belly are white with ochraceous edges on some breast feathers and olivaceous and blackish... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crowned Antpitta sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, based on 155 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 52nd most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crowned Antpitta in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and December, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-crowned Antpitta sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Chestnut-crowned Antpitta sightings, Chingaza National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).
Same genus: Grallaria
The closest relatives of the Chestnut-crowned Antpitta that you can see in Chingaza National Natural Park (genus Grallaria, Large Antpittas) are Muisca Antpitta (about 50%), Boyaca Antpitta (about 10%) and Undulated Antpitta (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-crowned Antpitta is recorded against all the birds logged in Chingaza National Natural Park (155 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.
