Grallaria ridgelyi
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In 3 days ~50% in a week ~80%
The jocotoco antpitta (Grallaria ridgelyi) is an endangered species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Ecuador and Peru. The jocotoco antpitta is monotypic. Its closest relatives appear to be the chestnut-naped antpitta (G. muchalis) and the pale-billed antpitta (G. carrikeri).
The jocotoco antpitta's specific epithet honors the ornithologist Robert S. Ridgely, who took part in the initial documentation of this species in 1997. The common name refers to the local name of the bird, jocotoco, which is onomatopoetic after its hooting call.
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 jocotoco antpitta is the largest member of its family. It is 20 to 24 cm (7.9 to 9.4 in) long and weighs about 150 to 200 g (5.3 to 7.1 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a black crown and brownish olive nape. They have a large, somewhat shaggy, fan-shaped white patch from the bill to below the eye. Their ear coverts are gray. Their upperparts are brownish olive with a black wash that lessens from the mantle to the... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Jocotoco Antpitta sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 362 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 47th most-seen of the 446 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 50%, and over a week to about 80%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February and November–December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Jocotoco Antpitta in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against about 10% in July and September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Jocotoco Antpitta sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Podocarpus National Park, in our data
Podocarpus National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Jocotoco Antpitta sightings: about 20% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same genus: Grallaria
The closest relatives of the Jocotoco Antpitta that you can see in Podocarpus National Park (genus Grallaria, Large Antpittas) are Chestnut-naped Antpitta (about 30%), Equatorial Antpitta (about 20%) and Chestnut-crowned Antpitta (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Jocotoco Antpitta is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (362 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.
