Sooty Antbird
Myrmeciza fortis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
- GenusMyrmeciza
- SpeciesMyrmeciza fortis (Sooty Antbird)
Closest Relatives at Manu National Park
Chestnut-tailed Antbird
Myrmeciza hemimelaena
Black-throated Antbird
Myrmeciza atrothorax
Goeldi's Antbird
Myrmeciza goeldii
Plumbeous Antbird
Myrmeciza hyperythra
Plain-winged Antshrike
Thamnophilus schistaceus
White-browed Antbird
Myrmoborus leucophrys
White-lined Antbird
Percnostola lophotes
Yellow-breasted Warbling-Antbird
Hypocnemis subflava
Great Antshrike
Taraba major
Bluish-slate Antshrike
Thamnomanes schistogynus
Pygmy Antwren
Myrmotherula brachyura
Stripe-chested Antwren
Myrmotherula longicauda
📅 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 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 6 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Sooty Antbird in Manu National Park?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Sooty Antbird sighting in Manu National Park, based on 118 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Sooty Antbird in Manu National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Sooty Antbird in Manu National Park in our monthly data.