Dysithamnus stictothorax
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The spot-breasted antvireo (Dysithamnus stictothorax) is a Near Threatened species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to Brazil. The spot-breasted antvireo was described by the Dutch zoologist Coenraad Jacob Temminck in 1823 and given the binomial name Myothera strictothorax (an error for stictothorax)). The specific epithet is from the Ancient Greek stiktos "spotted" and thōrax or thōrakos "breastplate". It is now placed in the genus Dysithamnus which was introduced by the German ornithologist Jean Cabanis in 1847.
The spot-breasted antvireo is monotypic. The spot-breasted antvireo is about 12 cm (4.7 in) long. Adult males have a dark gray forehead and crown, blackish ear coverts, and white spots on the sides of their head. Their upperparts are grayish olive with a hidden white patch between the scapulars. Their wings are blackish with wide chestnut-rufous edges on the flight feathers and white tips on the coverts. Their tail is rufous-olive with narrow white tips on the feathers. Their throat and upper breast are white and the rest of their underparts mostly yellowish... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-breasted Antvireo sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 293 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 116th most-seen of the 352 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, July, September and November–January
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-breasted Antvireo in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–March, May–June, August and October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-breasted Antvireo 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 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Spot-breasted Antvireo sightings, Itatiaia National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 40%).
Same genus: Dysithamnus
The closest relatives of the Spot-breasted Antvireo that you can see in Itatiaia National Park (genus Dysithamnus, Antvireos) are Plain Antvireo (about 30%) and Rufous-backed Antvireo (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Spot-breasted Antvireo is recorded against all the birds logged in Itatiaia National Park (293 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.
