Xenops minutus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The Atlantic plain xenops (Xenops minutus), also known as the white-throated xenops, is a passerine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. The Atlantic plain xenops has a complicated taxonomic history. Xenops minutus was long called the "plain xenops" and included 11 subspecies.
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 2024 the IOC further split X. genibarbis into two species, the northern plain xenops (X. mexicanus) and Amazonian plain xenops (X. genibarbis). It renamed X. minutus the Atlantic plain xenops. The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (SACC... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Atlantic Plain-Xenops sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 289 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 134th most-seen of the 346 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.
January–March and May–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Atlantic Plain-Xenops in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Atlantic 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.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Atlantic Plain-Xenops sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Atlantic Plain-Xenops is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguaçu National Park (289 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.
