Grallaria ruficapilla
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The chestnut-crowned antpitta (Grallaria ruficapilla) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. What is now Watkins's antpitta (G. watkinsi) was previously a subspecies of the chestnut-crowned antpitta. The two form a superspecies.
Grallaria antpittas are a "wonderful group of plump and round antbirds whose feathers are often fluffed up...they have stout bills [and] very short tails". The chestnut-crowned antpitta is 18 to 23 cm (7.1 to 9.1 in) long and weighs 70 to 98 g (2.5 to 3.5 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies G. r. ruficapilla have a rufous crown, nape, and face. Their back, rump, tail, and wings are olivaceous. Their throat, breast, and belly are white with ochraceous edges on some breast feathers and olivaceous and blackish... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crowned Antpitta sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 88 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 163rd 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 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, June–July and November–January
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Chestnut-crowned Antpitta in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February, April–May and August–October, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Chestnut-crowned Antpitta sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Chestnut-crowned Antpitta sightings, Podocarpus National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Los Nevados National Natural Park (Colombia, about 20%) and Chingaza National Natural Park (Colombia, about 10%).
Same genus: Grallaria
The closest relatives of the Chestnut-crowned Antpitta that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (genus Grallaria, Large Antpittas) are Chestnut-naped Antpitta (about 30%), Jocotoco Antpitta (about 20%) and Equatorial Antpitta (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Chestnut-crowned Antpitta is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (88 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.
