Microrhopias quixensis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
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 →
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dot-winged Antwren sighting in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, based on 280 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 87th most-seen of the 328 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 October–March
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dot-winged Antwren in Parque Natural Metropolitano on a given day, against under 5% in April and June–September, 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.
12th of 27
Of the 27 parks where we can rate Dot-winged Antwren sightings, Parque Natural Metropolitano ranks 12th at about 10%. 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 Parque Natural Metropolitano (family Thamnophilidae, Typical Antbirds) are Dusky Antbird (about 20%), Fasciated Antshrike (about 20%) and Western Slaty-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 Parque Natural Metropolitano (280 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.
