Moustached Antwren

Moustached Antwren

Myrmotherula ignota

Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Soberanía National Park

In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%

1,335 Verified sightings at Soberanía National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,762 In all 6 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Moustached Antwren

The moustached antwren (Myrmotherula ignota) is a species of small Neotropical bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru.

The moustached antwren is 7.5 to 8 cm (3.0 to 3.1 in) long. It is a small bird with a tiny tail. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have the eponymous wide black "moustache", a black streak through the eye, and white cheeks. Their crown, back, rump, and tail are black with thin white streaks that are faintly yellow except on the crown. They have a white patch between the shoulders... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song1:25

Ecuador · 2026

© Manuel Sánchez-Nivicela · XC1182426 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Call0:12

Ecuador · 1997

© Olaf Jahn · XC262037 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Begging call0:22

Ecuador · 1998

© Mitch Lysinger · XC260772 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~20%
2 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
~10%
3 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
4 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~10%
5 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
6 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Moustached Antwren in Soberanía National Park?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Antwren sighting in Soberanía National Park on a given day, based on 1,335 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 151st most-seen of the 449 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Moustached Antwren in Soberanía National Park?

January and September–October

In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Antwren in Soberanía National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February–August and November–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Moustached Antwren?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Moustached 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.

Is Soberanía National Park the best place to see a Moustached Antwren?

2nd of 6

Of the 6 parks where we can rate Moustached Antwren sightings, Soberanía National Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Darién National Park (Panama, about 20%).

Where does the Moustached Antwren sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Moustached Antwren is recorded against all the birds logged in Soberanía National Park (1,335 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.

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