Hypocnemoides melanopogon
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The black-chinned antbird (Hypocnemoides melanopogon) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
The black-chinned antbird was described by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1857 and given the binomial name Hypocnemis melanopogon; it was later transferred to genus Hypocnemoides. It shares that genus with the band-tailed antbird (H. maculicauda). However, some authors have said that the "[r]easons for treatment of Hypocnemoides maculicauda as a separate species from H. melanopogon are weak".
The further taxonomy of the black-chinned antbird is unsettled. The Clements taxonomy and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World do not recognize occidentalis, including it within the nominate. This article generally follows the two-subspecies model because the range demarcation and plumage... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chinned Antbird sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, based on 32 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 144th most-seen of the 328 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-chinned Antbird in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-chinned Antbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Black-chinned Antbird sightings, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Anavilhanas National Park (Brazil, about 30%).
Same family: Thamnophilidae
The closest relatives of the Black-chinned Antbird that you can see in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (family Thamnophilidae, Typical Antbirds) are Amazonian Streaked-Antwren (about 10%), Pygmy Antwren (about 10%) and Silvered Antbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-chinned Antbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (32 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
