Amazonian Umbrellabird
Cephalopterus ornatus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyCotingidae (Cotingas)
- GenusCephalopterus (Umbrellabirds)
- SpeciesCephalopterus ornatus (Amazonian Umbrellabird)
Closest Relatives at Amacayacu National Natural Park
Várzea Schiffornis
Schiffornis major
White-winged Becard
Pachyramphus polychopterus
Bare-necked Fruitcrow
Gymnoderus foetidus
Black-tailed Tityra
Tityra cayana
Purple-throated Fruitcrow
Querula purpurata
Russet-winged Schiffornis
Schiffornis turdina
Black-capped Becard
Pachyramphus marginatus
Screaming Piha
Lipaugus vociferans
Chestnut-crowned Becard
Pachyramphus castaneus
Black-necked Red-Cotinga
Phoenicircus nigricollis
Cinereous Mourner
Laniocera hypopyrra
Plum-throated Cotinga
Cotinga maynana
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Cordillera Azul National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 8 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 10 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Amazonian Umbrellabird in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Amazonian Umbrellabird sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park, based on 78 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Amazonian Umbrellabird in Amacayacu National Natural Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Amazonian Umbrellabird in Amacayacu National Natural Park in our monthly data.