Sphenopsis melanotis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The black-eared hemispingus (Sphenopsis melanotis) is a species of bird in the family Thraupidae. It is found in humid highland forest in the Andes of western Venezuela, through to western Bolivia. It includes several distinctive subspecies, and two of these are sometimes considered as separate species: the western hemispingus (S. ochraceus) of the west Andean slope in southwestern Colombia and northwestern Ecuador, and the Piura hemispingus (S. piurae) of the west Andean slope in southwestern Ecuador and northwestern Peru. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Black-eared Hemispingus sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 169 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 194th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-eared Hemispingus in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-eared Hemispingus 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 Black-eared Hemispingus sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-eared Hemispingus is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (169 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.
