Polioptila lactea
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The creamy-bellied gnatcatcher (Polioptila lactea) is a species of bird in the family Polioptilidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. The creamy-bellied gnatcatcher is monotypic. It has occasionally been thought to be conspecific with the tropical gnatcatcher (P. plumbea).
The creamy-bellied gnatcatcher is 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long and weighs approximately 7 g (0.25 oz). The male has a bluish-black cap and white lores and supercilium. Its upperparts are dark slate blue. Its long tail's central feathers are black and the outermost white with those between being black and white. Its cheeks and underparts are pale yellowish transitioning to white on the lower belly. The female and juvenile are similar to the male but with slate gray crowns.
The creamy-bellied gnatcatcher is found in southern Brazil from Mato Grosso do Sul and Rio de Janeiro states south to Santa Catarina state and adjoining southeastern Paraguay and northeastern Argentina. It inhabits several biomes including open humid forest and its edges, temperate rainforest, semi-deciduous forest, and scrublands. It elevation it usually... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher sighting in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, based on 186 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 167th most-seen of the 346 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and July–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher in Iguaçu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–June and November–December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher 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 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher sightings, Iguaçu National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Creamy-bellied Gnatcatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguaçu National Park (186 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.
