Xenops minutus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The Atlantic plain xenops (Xenops minutus), also known as the white-throated xenops, is a passerine bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. The Atlantic plain xenops has a complicated taxonomic history. Xenops minutus was long called the "plain xenops" and included 11 subspecies.
A study published in 2020 described differences in plumage, vocalizations and DNA among the subspecies of X. genibabis. Based on it and other studies, in August 2024 the IOC further split X. genibarbis into two species, the northern plain xenops (X. mexicanus) and Amazonian plain xenops (X. genibarbis). It renamed X. minutus the Atlantic plain xenops. The South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society (SACC... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report an Atlantic Plain-Xenops sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 97 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 135th most-seen of the 336 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
July
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report an Atlantic Plain-Xenops in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–March, May, August and October–December, the lowest months. That is one of Serra dos Órgãos National Park's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 310 mm in November.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Atlantic Plain-Xenops 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 5 parks where we can rate Atlantic Plain-Xenops sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%) and Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Atlantic Plain-Xenops is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (97 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.
