Dichrozona cincta
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The banded antbird (Dichrozona cincta) – sometimes called banded antwren despite not being close to the true antwrens – is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
The banded antbird was described by the Austrian ornithologist August von Pelzeln in 1868 and given the scientific name Cyphorhinus (Microcerculus) cinctus. The present genus Dichrozona was erected by the American ornithologist Robert Ridgway in 1888.
The banded antbird has had many scientific names between its first description and the present, and its taxonomy remains unsettled. The Clements taxonomy and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World treat it as monotypic. All agree that it is the only member of genus Dichrozona.
This article follows the three-subspecies model. The banded antbird is 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Antbird sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 89 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 331st most-seen of the 550 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Banded Antbird in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in June–October and December–April, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Banded Antbird 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 3 parks where we can rate Banded Antbird sightings, Tambopata National Reserve has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Manu National Park (Peru, under 5%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).
Same family: Thamnophilidae
The closest relatives of the Banded Antbird that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (family Thamnophilidae, Typical Antbirds) are Chestnut-tailed Antbird (about 30%), White-browed Antbird (about 20%) and Plain-winged Antshrike (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Banded Antbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Tambopata National Reserve (89 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.
