Piprites chloris
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The wing-barred piprites (Piprites chloris) is a species of bird in subfamily Pipritinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile and Uruguay. The wing-barred piprites shares genus Piprites with the grey-headed piprites (P. griseiceps) and the black-capped piprites (P. pileata). The grey-headed and wing-barred piprites form a superspecies.
The wing-barred piprites has these seven subspecies: The wing-barred piprites is 12.5 to 14 cm (4.9 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 15 to 21 g (0.53 to 0.74 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies P. c. chloris have a golden forehead, an olive-green crown, and a slightly gray olive-green nape. They have golden lores and a bold yellow eyering. Their upperparts and tail are olive-green with paler green edges on the tail feathers. Their wings are olive-green with paler green edges... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 8 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 9 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 11 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wing-barred Piprites sighting in Iguazú National Park on a given day, based on 265 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 168th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May to November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Wing-barred Piprites in Iguazú National Park on a given day, against under 5% in December to April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wing-barred Piprites sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 12
Of the 12 parks where we can rate Wing-barred Piprites sightings, Iguazú National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 30%).
Same family: Cotingidae
The closest relatives of the Wing-barred Piprites that you can see in Iguazú National Park (family Cotingidae, Cotingas) are Masked Tityra (about 10%), Black-crowned Tityra (about 10%) and Greenish Schiffornis (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wing-barred Piprites is recorded against all the birds logged in Iguazú National Park (265 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.
