Chamaeza campanisona
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
The short-tailed antthrush (Chamaeza campanisona) is a species of bird in the family Formicariidae. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, and Uruguay. The short-tailed antthrush was first formally described by Vieillot in 1818 as Turdus brevicaudus. However, because that binomial had previously applied to another species, by the principle of priority Lichtenstein's 1823 description as Myiothera campanisona is recognized as the original. The species was later moved to its current genus Chamaeza. Its specific epithet comes from the Latin "campana" (bell) and "sonus" (sound) and refers to the species' bell-like song.
The International Ornithological Congress (IOC) assigns the short-tailed antthrush these 11 subspecies: The authors also suggest that the short-tailed antthrush as currently known may include as many as four species. The Clements taxonomy and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World recognize C. c. tshororo; the IOC includes... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caracas | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Short-tailed Antthrush sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 375 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 134th 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 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Short-tailed Antthrush in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April, the lowest month.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Short-tailed Antthrush sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 7
Of the 7 parks where we can rate Short-tailed Antthrush sightings, Iguazú National Park ranks 4th at about 10%. The best odds are in Amboró National Park (Bolivia, about 50%), Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, about 20%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Short-tailed Antthrush that you can see in Iguazú National Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Great Kiskadee (about 80%), Pale-breasted Thrush (about 70%) and Plush-crested Jay (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Short-tailed Antthrush is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguazú National Park (375 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.
