Pygiptila stellaris
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The spot-winged antshrike (Pygiptila stellaris) is a species of bird in subfamily Myrmornithinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, and possibly French Guiana.
The spot-winged antshrike was described and illustrated by the German naturalist Johann Baptist von Spix in 1825 and given the binomial name Thamnophilus stellaris. The current genus Pygiptila was erected by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1858. The spot-winged antshrike is the only member of that genus.
The further taxonomy of the spot-winged antshrike is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee and the Clements taxonomy assign it these four subspecies: This article follows the four-subspecies model. The spot-winged antshrike is 12 to 13.5... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-winged Antshrike sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 187 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 277th 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 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, August–September and November–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Spot-winged Antshrike in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–April, June–July and October, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spot-winged Antshrike sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 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 Spot-winged Antshrike sightings, Manu National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Anavilhanas National Park (Brazil, about 10%) and Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%).
Same family: Thamnophilidae
The closest relatives of the Spot-winged Antshrike 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 Spot-winged Antshrike is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (187 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.
