Grallaricula cucullata
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The hooded antpitta (Grallaricula cucullata) is a Near Threatened species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela. The hooded antpitta was originally described in 1856 as Conopophaga cucullata and was later moved to genus Grallaricula.
"Grallaricula are very small Andean antpittas, found mostly in low dense vegetation (such as treefall gaps, stream edges, and bamboo thickets)." The hooded antpitta is about 10 to 12 cm (3.9 to 4.7 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a bright orange rufous hood on their entire head, neck, and throat. Their upperparts and tail are olive brown and their wings are a similar but less olive hue. Their upper breast and flanks are pale gray with a thin and indistinct white crescent separating them from the throat. Their lower breast and the center of their belly are white. Subspecies G. c. venezuelana is similar to the nominate but its wings and tail have a reddish tinge, its breast has a strong olivaceous... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Antpitta sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 166 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 200th 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.
December
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Hooded Antpitta in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in January to November, the lowest months.
Between 6 and 9 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hooded Antpitta sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Los Nevados National Natural Park, in our data
Los Nevados National Natural Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Hooded Antpitta sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hooded Antpitta is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (166 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.
