Rhegmatorhina melanosticta
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The hairy-crested antbird (Rhegmatorhina melanosticta) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The hairy-crested antbird was described by the English ornithologists Philip Sclater and Osbert Salvin in 1880 and given the binomial name Pithys melanosticta. The present genus Rhegmatorhina was introduced by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway in 1888. The specific epithet melanosticta is from the Ancient Greek melanostiktos meaning "black-spotted". It combines melas meaning "black" and stiktos meaning "spotted". The five members of genus Rhegmatorhina are sisters to the three species of genus Gymnopithys.
The hairy-crested antbird's taxonomy is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee assigns it these four subspecies: Some taxonomists have suggested... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hairy-crested Antbird sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 36 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 492nd most-seen of the 641 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.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Hairy-crested Antbird in Manu National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Hairy-crested Antbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Hairy-crested Antbird sightings, Manu National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).
Same family: Thamnophilidae
The closest relatives of the Hairy-crested Antbird that you can see in Manu National Park (family Thamnophilidae, Typical Antbirds) are Plain-winged Antshrike (about 20%), White-browed Antbird (about 20%) and White-lined Antbird (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Hairy-crested Antbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (36 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.
