Anumbius annumbi
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The firewood-gatherer (Anumbius annumbi) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The firewood-gatherer is genetically most closely related to the lark-like brushrunner (Coryphistera alaudina), and they may be sister species. The firewood-gatherer is the only member of its genus and is monotypic: no subspecies are recognized.
The firewood-gatherer is 18 to 20 cm (7.1 to 7.9 in) long and weighs 27 to 45 g (0.95 to 1.6 oz). It is an unusual furnariid that somewhat resembles a pipit. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a wide whitish supercilium and a medium brownish stripe behind the eye on an otherwise light brownish to grayish brown face. Their forehead is dull rufous and their crown dull brown or sandy brown. Their back is dull brown, their rump dull pale brown, and their uppertail coverts dark brownish with lighter brownish edges. Their crown has narrow blackish streaks that almost disappear on the hindneck and upper back but then become longer and wider on the lower back. Their wings are mostly dull brown with some darker... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Firewood-gatherer sighting in El Palmar National Park on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 132nd most-seen of the 151 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, May, July and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Firewood-gatherer in El Palmar National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–April, June and August–November, the lowest months.
Between 3 and 6 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Firewood-gatherer sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 4
Of the 4 parks where we can rate Firewood-gatherer sightings, El Palmar National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, about 30%) and Iberá National Park (Argentina, about 20%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Firewood-gatherer that you can see in El Palmar National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Rufous Hornero (about 70%), Sooty-fronted Spinetail (about 60%) and Narrow-billed Woodcreeper (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Firewood-gatherer is recorded against all the birds logged in El Palmar National Park (11 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.
