Myrmornis torquata
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The wing-banded antbird (Myrmornis torquata) is a species of passerine bird in subfamily Myrmornithinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.
The wing-banded antbird was described by French polymath Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon in 1779 in his Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux from a specimen collected in Cayenne, French Guiana. The bird was also illustrated in a hand-colored plate engraved by François-Nicolas Martinet in the Planches Enluminées D'Histoire Naturelle which was produced under the supervision of Edme-Louis Daubenton to accompany Buffon's text. Neither the plate caption nor Buffon's description included a scientific name but in 1783 the Dutch naturalist Pieter Boddaert coined the binomial name Formicarius torquatus in his catalogue of the Planches Enluminées. The wing-banded antbird is now the only species placed in the genus Myrmornis that was introduced by the French naturalist Johann Hermann in 1783. The generic name combines the Ancient Greek murmēx meaning "ant" and ornis meaning "bird". The specific name... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wing-banded Antbird sighting in Darién National Park on a given day, based on 61 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 123rd most-seen of the 397 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.
February and April
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Wing-banded Antbird in Darién National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and October–November, the lowest months. Those are among Darién National Park's driest months, with about 190 mm of rain a month against 450 mm in November.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wing-banded 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.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Wing-banded Antbird sightings, Darién National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 10%).
Same family: Thamnophilidae
The closest relatives of the Wing-banded Antbird that you can see in Darién National Park (family Thamnophilidae, Typical Antbirds) are Western Slaty-Antshrike (about 50%), Chestnut-backed Antbird (about 40%) and Dot-winged Antwren (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wing-banded Antbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Darién National Park (61 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.
