Myrmeciza goeldii
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
Goeldi's antbird (Akletos goeldii) is a species of bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. Goeldi's antbird was described in 1908 as Myrmelastes goeldii. It was later placed in genus Percnostola and later still in genus Myrmeciza. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2013 found that Myrmeciza, as then defined, was polyphyletic. In the resulting rearrangement to create monophyletic genera, this species was moved to a newly created genus Inundicola. A year later the same authors determined that by the principle of priority the older genus Akletos, which had been introduced by the Polish ornithologist Andrzej Dunajewski in 1948, was proper.
Goeldi's antbird shares genus Akletos with the white-shouldered antbird (A. melanoceps). It is monotypic. Goeldi's antbird is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs about 42 g (1.5 oz). Both sexes have a ring of bare bluish gray skin around their eye, though the female's is paler, and a red iris. Adult males are mostly black with a usually concealed white patch between their scapulars. Adult females have a... Wikipedia →
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Brazil · 2019
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Peru · 2010
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Goeldi's Antbird sighting in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, based on 435 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 105th most-seen of the 550 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.
May, July–August and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Goeldi's Antbird in Tambopata National Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in January to March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Goeldi's Antbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Goeldi's Antbird sightings, Tambopata National Reserve ranks 2nd at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Manu National Park (Peru, about 10%).
Same genus: Myrmeciza
The closest relatives of the Goeldi's Antbird that you can see in Tambopata National Reserve (genus Myrmeciza) are Chestnut-tailed Antbird (about 30%), Plumbeous Antbird (about 10%) and Black-throated Antbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Goeldi's Antbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Tambopata National Reserve (435 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.
