Grallaria rufula
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In 3 days ~90% in a week >90%
The Muisca antpitta (Grallaria rufula sensu stricto) is a bird in the family Grallariidae. The species was first described by Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1843. It was formerly called the rufous antpitta, which in 2020 was found to be a species complex composed of as many as 15 species, some of which were newly described. It is found in the Andes of northern Colombia and western Venezuela.
What is now the Muisca antpitta inherited the scientific name Grallaria rufula after the rufous antpitta's taxonomic split because the type specimen for G. rufula had been found near Bogotá in what is now recognized as the Muisca antpitta's range. The species and subspecies resulting from the split and newly recognized taxa were separated based on plumage, vocalizations, and genetic evidence.
In 2021 the International Ornithological Committee and the Clements taxonomy implemented the split of the rufous antpitta and accepted the newly described species. The revised Grallaria rufula, now called the Muisca antpitta, has no subspecies and is thus monotypic according to those taxonomies. However, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) did not fully... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bogota | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Muisca Antpitta sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, based on 590 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 12th most-seen of the 258 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July and November–February
In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Muisca Antpitta in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, against about 30% in April, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Muisca Antpitta sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Chingaza National Natural Park, in our data
Chingaza National Natural Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Muisca Antpitta sightings: about 50% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Grallaria
The closest relatives of the Muisca Antpitta that you can see in Chingaza National Natural Park (genus Grallaria, Large Antpittas) are Chestnut-crowned Antpitta (about 10%), 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 Muisca Antpitta is recorded against all the birds logged in Chingaza National Natural Park (590 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.
