Large-billed Antwren

Large-billed Antwren

Herpsilochmus longirostris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Campo Grande

In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%

310 Verified sightings at Campo Grande
257 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Large-billed Antwren

The large-billed antwren (Herpsilochmus longirostris) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia and Brazil. The large-billed antwren was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868 and given its current binomial name Herpsilochmus longirostris. Its relationship to others of its genus is unclear but it apparently is most closely related to the pectoral antwren (H. pectoralis), and at least one author has considered them to form a superspecies.

The large-billed antwren is monotypic. The large-billed antwren is 12 to 13 cm (4.7 to 5.1 in) long and weighs 12 to 14 g (0.42 to 0.49 oz). As its English name and specific epithet imply, its bill is heavier than those of most other Herpsilochmus antwrens. Adult males have a black crown and nape, a long whitish supercilium, a narrow black streak through the eye, and grayish ear coverts. Their back and rump are gray with a black and white patch between the scapulars and white-tipped black uppertail coverts. Their wings are black with white-tipped coverts and flight feathers with white edges towards... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Canto1:08

Brazil · 2016

© Caio Brito · XC427473 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:50

Brazil · 2005

© Peter Boesman · XC224144 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Song0:43

Brazil · 1996

© Niels Poul Dreyer · XC206815 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
2 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Campo Grande 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
2 Goiânia 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 Brasilia 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Large-billed Antwren in Campo Grande?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Large-billed Antwren sighting in Campo Grande on a given day, based on 310 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 31st most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Large-billed Antwren in Campo Grande?

January–February and August–September

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Large-billed Antwren in Campo Grande on a given day, against about 20% in July and October–November, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Large-billed Antwren?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Large-billed Antwren 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 Campo Grande the best place to see a Large-billed Antwren?

Yes

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Large-billed Antwren sightings, Campo Grande has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Goiânia (Brazil, about 10%) and Brasilia (Brazil, under 5%).

Where does the Large-billed Antwren sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Large-billed Antwren is recorded against all the birds logged in Campo Grande (310 verified sightings), 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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