Campylorhamphus trochilirostris
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The red-billed scythebill (Campylorhamphus trochilirostris) is a species of bird in the subfamily Dendrocolaptinae of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, and Venezuela.
The red-billed scythebill and black-billed scythebill (C. falcularius) have at times been considered conspecific and also as sister species, but genetic data indicate neither is true. The red-billed and curve-billed scythebill (C. procurvoides) have also been suggested as sister species. Some of the subspecies are difficult to distinguish from each other. In addition, a small number of additional subspecies have been suggested to be split from existing... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 4 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay |
Likely
About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Scythebill sighting in El Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 144 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 33rd most-seen of the 219 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 80%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Red-billed Scythebill in El Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against about 20% in February, the lowest month. That is one of El Impenetrable National Park's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 120 mm in March. December has too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-billed Scythebill sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Red-billed Scythebill sightings, El Impenetrable National Park has the highest daily chance: about 50%. Next come Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (Brazil, about 10%) and Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Red-billed Scythebill that you can see in El Impenetrable National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Narrow-billed Woodcreeper (about 70%), Rufous Hornero (about 60%) and Sooty-fronted Spinetail (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-billed Scythebill is recorded against all the birds logged in El Impenetrable National Park (144 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.
