Myrmotherula unicolor
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The unicolored antwren (Myrmotherula unicolor) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is endemic to southeastern Brazil. The unicolored antwren and the Alagoas antwren (M. snowi) were previously considered conspecific and now form a superspecies. The unicolored antwren is monotypic. The unicolored antwren, the Yungas antwren (M. grisea), the Alagoas antwren (M. snowi), and the plain-winged antwren (M. behni) appear to form a monophyletic group with similar vocalizations and habitat requirements.
The unicolored antwren is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs 6.5 to 8 g (0.23 to 0.28 oz). It is a smallish bird with a short tail. Adult males are almost entirely gray, with lighter underparts than upperparts. Their throat feathers have black bases and gray tips. Adult females have olive-brown upperparts with a grayish tinge on the crown and nape and yellowish brown uppertail coverts. Their wings are dark grayish brown with reddish yellow-brown edges on the flight feathers. Their tail is reddish yellow-brown. Their throat is whitish and their underparts mostly olive-buff... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Unicolored Antwren sighting in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, based on 148 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 98th most-seen of the 336 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June–July and September–October
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Unicolored Antwren in Serra dos Órgãos National Park on a given day, against about 10% in January and February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Unicolored Antwren sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 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 Unicolored Antwren sightings, Serra dos Órgãos National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Tijuca National Park (Brazil, under 5%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Unicolored Antwren is recorded against all the birds logged in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (148 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.
