Entomodestes coracinus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The black solitaire (Entomodestes coracinus) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. The black solitaire was originally described in 1897 as Myiadestes corcinus. It was later reassigned to its current genus Entomodestes that had been erected in 1883.
The black solitaire is monotypic. It shares its genus with the white-eared solitaire (E. leucotis) and the two form a superspecies. The black solitaire is about 23 cm (9.1 in) long; one individual weighed 56 g (2.0 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults are almost entirely glossy black. They have silvery white "cheeks" from the base of the bill to the ear coverts, white underwing coverts, and white lower halves of their outer tail feathers. They have a red iris, a black maxilla, a yellowish orange mandible, and dark grayish brown legs and feet. Juveniles are mostly dull brown with less white than adults.
The black solitaire is a bird of the Chocó region from Chocó Department in west-central Colombia south to Pichincha Province in northwestern Ecuador. It is found intermittently within that overall... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black Solitaire sighting in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, based on 127 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 222nd most-seen of the 542 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.
May–June and November–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black Solitaire in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–April and July–October, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black Solitaire sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Farallones de Cali National Natural Park, in our data
Farallones de Cali National Natural Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Black Solitaire sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Turdidae
The closest relatives of the Black Solitaire that you can see in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (family Turdidae, Thrushes) are Black-billed Thrush (about 70%), Andean Solitaire (about 60%) and Swainson's Thrush (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black Solitaire is recorded against all the birds logged in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (127 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.
