Thripadectes melanorhynchus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The black-billed treehunter (Thripadectes melanorhynchus) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. It and the streak-breasted treehunter (T. rufobrunneus) are sister species.
The black-billed treehunter is 20 to 20.5 cm (7.9 to 8.1 in) long and weighs 39 to 46 g (1.4 to 1.6 oz). It is a bulky, dark furnariid with a thrush-like shape. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a mostly blackish-brown face with well-defined buff streaks and lores that are grizzled blackish brown and buff. Their crown is blackish brown with narrow buff streaks. Their back is dark brown with buff streaks and their rump dull dark brown that blends to reddish brown uppertail coverts. Their wings are rich dark brown and their tail dark chestnut-brown. Their throat is ochraceous with dark feather borders that give a scaly appearance. Their breast is rufescent-brown with faint pale streaks, their belly... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-billed Treehunter sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 82 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 172nd most-seen of the 446 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.
January, April–May and August–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Black-billed Treehunter in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February–March, June–July and December, the lowest months.
Between 5 and 8 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Black-billed Treehunter sightings with a recorded time, and about 7 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Black-billed Treehunter sightings, Podocarpus National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Manu National Park (Peru, under 5%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Black-billed Treehunter that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Pearled Treerunner (about 30%), Rufous Spinetail (about 20%) and Olivaceous Woodcreeper (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Black-billed Treehunter is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (82 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.
