Superciliaried Hemispingus

Superciliaried Hemispingus

Thlypopsis superciliaris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Chingaza National Natural Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

217 Verified sightings at Chingaza National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
1,129 In all 3 parks
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Superciliaried Hemispingus

The superciliaried hemispingus (Thlypopsis superciliaris) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and degraded former forest.

The superciliaried hemispingus was formally described as Arremon superciliaris by the French ornithologist Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1840. Lafresnaye described the species based on a specimen from "Santa Fe de Bogota", which is current-day Bogotá, Colombia. The specific epithet is derived from the Latin word meaning "eyebrowed". The superciliaried hemispingus has seven recognised subspecies in four subspecies groups. The irregular and non-clinal variation in morphological features such as the color of the underparts and supercilium suggests that several of these subspecies may be better treated as separate species. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song1:18

Colombia · 2023

© David Monroy Rengifo · XC818046 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:33

Ecuador · 1997

© Jonas Nilsson · XC276079 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Begging call0:25

Ecuador · 2006

© Olaf Jahn · XC262668 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
2 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
3 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Quito 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
2 Bogota 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Superciliaried Hemispingus in Chingaza National Natural Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Superciliaried Hemispingus sighting in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, based on 217 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 41st most-seen of the 258 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.

When is the best time to see a Superciliaried Hemispingus in Chingaza National Natural Park?

June

In that month about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Superciliaried Hemispingus in Chingaza National Natural Park on a given day, against about 10% in March–April and August–September, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Superciliaried Hemispingus?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Superciliaried Hemispingus sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Chingaza National Natural Park the best place to see a Superciliaried Hemispingus?

Yes

Of the 3 parks where we can rate Superciliaried Hemispingus sightings, Chingaza National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%) and Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Superciliaried Hemispingus live in Chingaza National Natural Park?

Same family: Thraupidae

The closest relatives of the Superciliaried Hemispingus that you can see in Chingaza National Natural Park (family Thraupidae, Tanagers and Allies) are Scarlet-bellied Mountain-Tanager (about 80%), Masked Flowerpiercer (about 60%) and Rufous-browed Conebill (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Superciliaried Hemispingus sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Superciliaried Hemispingus is recorded against all the birds logged in Chingaza National Natural Park (217 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.

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