Herpsilochmus axillaris
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The yellow-breasted antwren (Herpsilochmus axillaris) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The yellow-breasted antwren has these four subspecies:
Adult males of the nominate subspecies H. a. axillaris have a black crown and nape with white spots on the crown and a broken whitish supercilium on an otherwise mottled blackish and yellow-olive face. Their upperparts are olive-gray. Their wings coverts are black with yellow-tinged white edges and tips; their flight feathers are very dark gray. Their tail is mostly dark gray, with white tips and part of the edges of the inner feathers and mostly white outer feathers. Their throat and underparts are mostly pale yellowish olive with a yellow center to the belly. Adult females have a cinnamon-rufous crown, olive-buff upperparts... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Antwren sighting in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, based on 78 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 177th 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–February, May–June and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-breasted Antwren in Podocarpus National Park on a given day, against under 5% in March–April, July–September and December, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-breasted 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.
Yes
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Yellow-breasted Antwren sightings, Podocarpus National Park has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, under 5%) and Manu National Park (Peru, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-breasted Antwren is recorded against all the birds logged in Podocarpus National Park (78 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.
