Myrmotherula ignota
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~50%
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 →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Antwren sighting in Yasuní National Park on a given day, based on 277 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 185th most-seen of the 533 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Moustached Antwren in Yasuní National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, the lowest month.
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.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Moustached Antwren sightings, Yasuní National Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Darién National Park (Panama, about 20%) and Soberanía National Park (Panama, about 10%).
Same genus: Myrmotherula
The closest relatives of the Moustached Antwren that you can see in Yasuní National Park (genus Myrmotherula, Typical Antwrens) are Amazonian Streaked-Antwren (about 10%), White-flanked Antwren (about 10%) and Pygmy Antwren (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Moustached Antwren is recorded against all the birds logged in Yasuní National Park (277 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.
