Klages's Antbird

Klages's Antbird

Drymophila klagesi

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Caracas

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

155 Verified sightings at Caracas
December Best month

About the Klages's Antbird

Klages's antbird (Drymophila klagesi) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. Klages's antbird and two other antbird species were previously considered subspecies of what was then called the long-tailed antbird (D. caudata); the reduced D. caudata is now called the East Andean antbird.

Klages's antbird is monotypic. Klages's antbird is 14.5 to 15.5 cm (5.7 to 6.1 in) long and weighs about 12 g (0.42 oz). Adult males have a black crown and back with thin white streaks except in the center of the crown. Their rump is rufous. Their flight feathers are black with buff edges and their wing coverts black with two white bars. Their tail is dusky with wide white tips to the feathers. Their face, throat, and breast are white with thin black streaks. Their flanks and crissum are bright tawny orange. Females have the same pattern but different colors than males. They are overall duller and their streaking is fainter and sparser. Their crown and nape are streaked with rufous and black. Their upperparts are olive with black streaks, their breast has... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:35

Colombia · 2021

© Bram Vogels · XC694186 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Duet0:32

Colombia · 2023

© David Monroy Rengifo · XC774961 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Aberrant0:24

Venezuela · 2021

© Francisco contreras · XC661032 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Klages's Antbird in Caracas?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Klages's Antbird sighting in Caracas on a given day, based on 155 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 140th most-seen of the 295 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Klages's Antbird in Caracas?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Klages's Antbird in Caracas on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

Where else can you see a Klages's Antbird?

Only Caracas, in our data

Caracas is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Klages's Antbird sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.

Where does the Klages's Antbird sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Klages's Antbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Caracas (155 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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