Microrhopias quixensis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The dot-winged antwren (Microrhopias quixensis) or velvety antwren is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, and Suriname.
The dot-winged antwren is the only member of genus Microrhopias, which was erected by the English zoologist Philip Sclater in 1862. Several authors have suggested that some of the subspecies deserve recognition as species due to differences in plumage, voice, and habitat associations. Wikipedia →
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dot-winged Antwren sighting in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, based on 67 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 182nd most-seen of the 329 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dot-winged Antwren in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge on a given day, against under 5% in January–March and August–November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dot-winged Antwren sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
15th of 27
Of the 27 parks where we can rate Dot-winged Antwren sightings, Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge ranks 15th at under 5%. The best odds are in Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 50%), Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary (Belize, about 40%) and Corcovado National Park (Costa Rica, about 30%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Thamnophilidae
The closest relatives of the Dot-winged Antwren that you can see in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (family Thamnophilidae, Typical Antbirds) are Chestnut-backed Antbird (about 40%), Western Slaty-Antshrike (about 30%) and Barred Antshrike (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dot-winged Antwren is recorded against all the birds logged in Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge (67 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.
