Hylopezus dives
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The thicket antpitta (Myrmothera dives) is a species of bird in the family Grallariidae. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. The thicket antpitta was originally described in 1865 as Grallaria dives. It was later transferred to genus Hylopezus and still later to Myrmothera. The thicket antpitta was long considered a subspecies of the white-lored antpitta (M. fulviventris); the combined species was called the "fulvous-bellied antpitta".
The thicket antpitta is 13 to 16.5 cm (5.1 to 6.5 in) long; four individuals weighed between 38 and 44 g (1.3 and 1.6 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a buff loral patch and buff around their eye. Their crown, nape, and ear coverts are dull slate gray. Their upperparts are dull slate gray that becomes olive by the rump; their back has faint pale buffy streaks. Their uppertail coverts and tail are russet brown. Their wings are mostly dark olive-brown with paler rufescent brown... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 2 | Utría National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Tenorio Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 5 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Rincón de la Vieja National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thicket Antpitta sighting in Utría National Natural Park on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 142nd most-seen of the 154 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March, May and August–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Thicket Antpitta in Utría National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, July and November, the lowest months. April, June and December have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Thicket Antpitta sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 9
Of the 9 parks where we can rate Thicket Antpitta sightings, Utría National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Arenal Volcano National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Thicket Antpitta that you can see in Utría National Natural Park (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Great-tailed Grackle (about 60%), Chestnut-backed Antbird (about 50%) and Flame-rumped Tanager (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Thicket Antpitta is recorded against all the birds logged in Utría National Natural Park (6 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.
