Myadestes ralloides
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The Andean solitaire (Myadestes ralloides) is a species of bird in the family Turdidae, the thrushes. It is found in Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The Andean solitaire was originally described in 1840 as Muscipeta ralloides. It was later reassigned to its present genus Myadestes that had been erected in 1838. During the middle of the twentieth century several authors treated what are now the Andean solitaire, the black-faced solitaire (M. malanops), and varied solitaire (M. coloratus) as conspecific. They are not well differentiated and form a superspecies.
The Andean solitaire has these four subspecies: A genetic study published in 2007 determined that some of the subspecies may deserve full species status. The Andean solitaire is 17 to... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 3 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Andean Solitaire sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 64 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 201st most-seen of the 446 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.
March–April, July, September and December–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Andean Solitaire in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, May–June, August and October–November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Andean Solitaire sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
4th of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Andean Solitaire sightings, Podocarpus National Park ranks 4th at under 5%. The best odds are in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 60%), Henri Pittier National Park (Venezuela, about 10%) and Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same family: Turdidae
The closest relatives of the Andean Solitaire that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (family Turdidae, Thrushes) are Great Thrush (about 40%), White-necked Thrush (about 20%) and Swainson's Thrush (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Andean Solitaire is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (64 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.
