Phacellodomus inornatus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The plain thornbird (Phacellodomus inornatus) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. The plain thornbird was formally described in 1887 by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway based on a specimen collected in Caracas, Venezuela. He coined the binomial name Phacellodomus inornatus. Its specific epithet is Latin meaning "plain" or "unadorned".
The plain thornbird's taxonomy is unsettled. The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society treats the two taxa as subspecies of the rufous-fronted thornbird (P. rufifrons). The plain thornbird is 16 to 17 cm (6.3 to 6.7 in) long and weighs about 20 to 31 g (0.71 to 1.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Thornbird sighting in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, based on 99 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 50th most-seen of the 186 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Thornbird in Valencia, Venezuela on a given day, against under 5% in July to September, the lowest months. That is one of Valencia, Venezuela's wettest months, with about 95 mm of rain against 5 mm in February.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plain Thornbird 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 Valencia, Venezuela, in our data
Valencia, Venezuela is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Plain Thornbird sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Plain Thornbird that you can see in Valencia, Venezuela (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Streak-headed Woodcreeper (about 10%) and Cocoa Woodcreeper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plain Thornbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Valencia, Venezuela (99 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.
