Philydor atricapillus
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The black-capped foliage-gleaner (Philydor atricapillus) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. The black-capped foliage-gleaner is monotypic. It and the Alagoas foliage-gleaner (P. novaesi) form a superspecies.
The black-capped foliage-gleaner is 16 to 17 cm (6.3 to 6.7 in) long and weighs 17 to 27 g (0.60 to 0.95 oz). The sexes have the same plumage, with a very dramatic facial pattern. Adults have a wide pale buff eyering, a pale buff supercilium that is more orange-rufous to the rear, a blackish-brown band behind the eye, dull buffy rufous lores, and pale buff ear coverts with blackish-brown bands above and below them. Their crown is dark brown with faint spots on the forehead and faint streaks in its center. Their back is rich rufous-brown, their rump slightly paler but more rufous, and their uppertail coverts bright orange-rufous. Their tail is bright rufous. Their wings are mostly rich brown with darker coverts and dark fuscous tips on the flight feathers. Their chin, throat, and malar area are light orange-rufous. Their breast and belly... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Foliage-gleaner sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 310 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 149th most-seen of the 343 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–April and June–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-capped Foliage-gleaner in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May and December–January, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-capped Foliage-gleaner 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 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Black-capped Foliage-gleaner sightings, Iguazú National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 20%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-capped Foliage-gleaner is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguazú National Park (310 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.
