Myrmeciza hyperythra
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The plumbeous antbird (Myrmelastes hyperythrus) 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 plumbeous antbird was described by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1855 and given the binomial name Thamnophilus hyperythrus. The specific name combines the Ancient Greek words hupo "beneath" and eruthros "red". Alternatively, the name may be from the Greek word huperuthros for "reddish". The current genus Myrmelastes was introduced by Sclater in 1858 with the plumbeous antbird as the type species. This placement was confirmed by a genetic study published in 2013.
The plumbeous antbird is monotypic. The plumbeous antbird is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 38 to 44 g (1.3 to 1.6 oz). Males are mostly dark slaty gray. Their wings and tail are blackish gray with white spots at the tips of the wing coverts. They have a large area of bare light blue skin around their eye. Females have dark slaty gray upperparts, wings, and tail like males. Their underparts are bright rufous with a brown tinge on their flanks and... Wikipedia →
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Peru · 2008
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Brazil · 2020
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Brazil · 2024
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plumbeous Antbird sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 265 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 244th most-seen of the 641 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and July–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Plumbeous Antbird in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June and December–April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Plumbeous Antbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Plumbeous Antbird sightings, Manu National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
Same genus: Myrmeciza
The closest relatives of the Plumbeous Antbird that you can see in Manu National Park (genus Myrmeciza) are Chestnut-tailed Antbird (about 20%), Black-throated Antbird (about 20%) and Goeldi's Antbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Plumbeous Antbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (265 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.
