Xenops genibarbis
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The Amazonian plain xenops (Xenops genibarbis) is a passerine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
The Amazonian plain xenops was formally described in 1811 by the German zoologist Johann Illiger based on a specimen collected near Cametá in northeastern Brazil. He coined the binomial name Xenops genibarbis where the specific epithet combines Latin gena meaning "cheek" with barba meaning "beard".
What are now the five subspecies of the Amazonian plain xenops were formerly included in the "plain xenops" (X. minutus). A study published in 2020 described differences in plumage, vocalizations and DNA among the subspecies of X. genibabis. Based on it and other studies, in August... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Amazonian Plain-Xenops sighting in João Pessoa on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 84th most-seen of the 99 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Amazonian Plain-Xenops in João Pessoa on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of João Pessoa's driest months, with about 45 mm of rain against 230 mm in June.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Amazonian Plain-Xenops sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only João Pessoa, in our data
João Pessoa is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Amazonian Plain-Xenops sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Amazonian Plain-Xenops that you can see in João Pessoa (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Straight-billed Woodcreeper (about 10%) and Wing-banded Hornero (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Amazonian Plain-Xenops is recorded against all the birds logged in João Pessoa (7 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.
