Phleocryptes melanops
Silhouette: Sheatherius · PhyloPic
In 3 days <5%
The wren-like rushbird (Phleocryptes melanops) is a species of bird in the Furnariinae subfamily of the ovenbird family Furnariidae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. The wren-like rushbird is the only member of its genus and has these four subspecies:
The wren-like rushbird is genetically most closely related to the curve-billed reedhaunter (Limnornis curvirostris). The wren-like rushbird is 13 to 14 cm (5.1 to 5.5 in) long and weighs 11 to 16 g (0.39 to 0.56 oz). It is a small furnariid whose plumage closely resembles that of the wholly unrelated marsh wren (Cistothorus palustris). It has a longish slightly decurved bill. The sexes' plumages are essentially alike though females are slightly paler than males. Adults of the nominate subspecies P. m. melanops have a wide buff supercilium, grayish lores, a dark brown band behind the eye, mottled dark brown ear coverts, and a buff malar area. Their crown is blackish with wide brown streaks... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 7 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 9 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wren-like Rushbird sighting in Tijuca National Park on a given day, based on 15 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 175th most-seen of the 214 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Wren-like Rushbird in Tijuca National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Wren-like Rushbird 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 3 parks where we can rate Wren-like Rushbird sightings, Tijuca National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Torres del Paine National Park (Chile, under 5%) and Iberá National Park (Argentina, under 5%).
Same family: Furnariidae
The closest relatives of the Wren-like Rushbird that you can see in Tijuca National Park (family Furnariidae, Ovenbirds and Woodcreepers) are Rufous Hornero (about 30%), Plain-brown Woodcreeper (about 20%) and Lesser Woodcreeper (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Wren-like Rushbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Tijuca National Park (15 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.
