Large-billed Antwren

Large-billed Antwren

Herpsilochmus longirostris

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Goiânia

In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%

44 Verified sightings at Goiânia
257 In all 3 parks From 2019 to 2026
April 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 Goiânia?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Large-billed Antwren sighting in Goiânia on a given day, based on 44 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 92nd most-seen of the 174 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.

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

April

In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Large-billed Antwren in Goiânia on a given day, against under 5% in May, September and November–December, 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 Goiânia the best place to see a Large-billed Antwren?

2nd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Large-billed Antwren sightings, Goiânia ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Campo Grande (Brazil, about 30%).

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 Goiânia (44 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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