Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
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The red-billed scythebill (Campylorhamphus trochilirostris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
The red-billed scythebill and black-billed scythebill (C. falcularius) have at times been considered conspecific and also as sister species, but genetic data indicate neither is true. The red-billed and curve-billed scythebill (C. procurvoides) have also been suggested as sister species. Some of the subspecies are difficult to distinguish from each other. In addition, a small number of additional subspecies have been suggested to be split from existing... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Scythebill sighting in Campo Grande on a given day, based on 18 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 148th most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Scythebill in Campo Grande on a given day, against under 5% in September to July, the lowest months. That is one of Campo Grande's driest months, with about 40 mm of rain against 200 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-billed Scythebill 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 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Red-billed Scythebill sightings, Campo Grande ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Goiânia (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Red-billed Scythebill that you can see in Campo Grande (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Rufous Hornero (about 80%), Narrow-billed Woodcreeper (about 20%) and Sooty-fronted Spinetail (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-billed Scythebill is recorded against all the birds logged in Campo Grande (18 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.
