Chestnut-winged Cinclodes

Chestnut-winged Cinclodes

Cinclodes albidiventris

Silhouette: Edwin Price · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Los Nevados National Natural Park

In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%

63 Verified sightings at Los Nevados National Natural Park From 2019 to 2026
109 In all 2 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Chestnut-winged Cinclodes

The chestnut-winged cinclodes (Cinclodes albidiventris) is a species of bird in the family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru. It was formerly considered a subspecies of the bar-winged cinclodes. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland and grassland. Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:54

Ecuador · 2025

© Scott Olmstead · XC1150992 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:07

Ecuador · 2017

© Jerome Fischer · XC386872 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Flight call0:20

Ecuador · 2000

© John V. Moore · XC258083 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
2 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Chestnut-winged Cinclodes in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-winged Cinclodes sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 63 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 279th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Chestnut-winged Cinclodes in Los Nevados National Natural Park?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-winged Cinclodes in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Chestnut-winged Cinclodes?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-winged Cinclodes sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Los Nevados National Natural Park the best place to see a Chestnut-winged Cinclodes?

Among the best

Of the 2 parks where we can rate Chestnut-winged Cinclodes sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).

Where does the Chestnut-winged Cinclodes sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-winged Cinclodes is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (63 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.

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