Cyclarhis nigrirostris
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The black-billed peppershrike (Cyclarhis nigrirostris) is a species of bird in the family Vireonidae. It is found in the Andes of Colombia and northern Ecuador. It inhabits subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and heavily degraded former forest.
Olive coloured overall with grey throat, belly, cheek and forecrown and a rufous stripe above the eye and lore. Differs from the more common Rufous-browed peppershrike by its black-tipped bill, thinner rufous superciliary stripe, and olive neck and cap.
The black-billed peppershrike was described by Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1842 as Cyclaris nigrirostris (sic) from a specimen collected in Bogotá. There are two recognised subspecies: Cyclaris nigrirostris nigrirostris Lafresnaye, 1842 – Colombia west of the East Andes as well as in Ecuador
Cyclaris nigrirostric atrirostris Sclater, 1887 – West Andes of southern Colombia, further south into Pichincha Province, Ecuador The black-billed peppershrike is found in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador. Its diet consists entirely of arthropods which it searches for in the canopy and mid-levels of trees. Found alone or alongside... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-billed Peppershrike sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 289 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 141st most-seen of the 424 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
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Black-billed Peppershrike in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March, August–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-billed Peppershrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Black-billed Peppershrike sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-billed Peppershrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (289 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.
