Firewood-gatherer

Firewood-gatherer

Anumbius annumbi

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Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Iberá National Park

In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%

324 Verified sightings at Iberá National Park From 2019 to 2026
524 In all 4 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Firewood-gatherer

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 →

Sounds

Song0:36

Brazil · 2022

© Robson Silva e Silva · XC715521 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song1:14

Argentina · 2021

© Rodrigo E. Lorenzón · XC618842 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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Brazil · 2019

© Victor Antonelli · XC493051 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
2 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
3 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
4 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rosario 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
2 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
3 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Firewood-gatherer in Iberá National Park?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Firewood-gatherer sighting in Iberá National Park on a given day, based on 324 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 113th most-seen of the 284 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Firewood-gatherer in Iberá National Park?

May, July and October

In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Firewood-gatherer in Iberá National Park on a given day, against about 10% in March, August and December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Firewood-gatherer?

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.

Is Iberá National Park the best place to see a Firewood-gatherer?

2nd of 4

Of the 4 parks where we can rate Firewood-gatherer sightings, Iberá National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, about 30%).

Which relatives of the Firewood-gatherer live in Iberá National Park?

Same family: Furnariidae

The closest relatives of the Firewood-gatherer that you can see in Iberá National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Rufous Hornero (about 80%), Greater Thornbird (about 60%) and Yellow-chinned Spinetail (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Firewood-gatherer sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Firewood-gatherer is recorded against all the birds logged in Iberá National Park (324 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.

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