Drymophila ochropyga
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The ochre-rumped antbird (Drymophila ochropyga) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil. The ochre-rumped antbird and the rufous-tailed antbird (D. genei) are sister species. Both are monotypic.
The ochre-rumped antbird is 12.5 to 13.5 cm (4.9 to 5.3 in) long. Adult males have a black crown, a long white supercilium, a black band through the eye, and white cheeks with black speckles. Their back is gray with a few black and white feathers and a white patch between the scapulars. Their rump is light rufous. Their wings are blackish with narrow buff edges on the flight feathers and wide white tips on the coverts. Their throat and breast are white with black streaks that are heavier on the latter. Their flanks and crissum are plain rufous. Females have a buff-streaked crown, an olive-gray back, and duller buffier underparts that are less heavily streaked than the male's.
The ochre-rumped antbird is a bird of the Atlantic Forest Mountains EBA in southeastern Brazil. It is found from central and southeastern Bahia south through... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-rumped Antbird sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 313 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 110th most-seen of the 352 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.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-rumped Antbird in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against about 10% in April–May, August and December–February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ochre-rumped Antbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Ochre-rumped Antbird sightings, Itatiaia National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
Same genus: Drymophila
The closest relatives of the Ochre-rumped Antbird that you can see in Itatiaia National Park (genus Drymophila, Long-tailed Antbirds) are Ferruginous Antbird (about 30%), Rufous-tailed Antbird (about 20%) and Bertoni's Antbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ochre-rumped Antbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Itatiaia National Park (313 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.
