Genus

Bearded Thornbills

Chalcostigma

5 species in our catalog · found in 9 parks

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Chordates)
ClassAves (Birds)
OrderApodiformes (Swifts and Hummingbirds)
FamilyTrochilidae (Hummingbirds)
GenusChalcostigma (Bearded Thornbills)

Species in this group

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Chalcostigma stanleyi

Daily sighting probability ~60% · Likely

Chalcostigma herrani

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Chalcostigma heteropogon

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Chalcostigma ruficeps

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Chalcostigma olivaceum

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~30%

Jan

~40%

Feb

~40%

Mar

~30%

Apr

~30%

May

~30%

Jun

~30%

Jul

~30%

Aug

~40%

Sep

~40%

Oct

~30%

Nov

~30%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Bearded Thornbills

Worldwide records of this group (human observations from 2019 onwards, GBIF). Pins mark our parks — tap one for the chance of seeing at least one species of the group there.

Parks Ranked

Chance of seeing at least one species of the group · number of its species present

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Cajas National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~60%
	Blue-mantled Thornbill			~60%
	Rainbow-bearded Thornbill			Insufficient data
2	Los Nevados National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~30%
	Rainbow-bearded Thornbill			~30%
3	Chingaza National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	~20%
	Bronze-tailed Thornbill			~20%
4	Huascarán National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	2	~20%
	Blue-mantled Thornbill			~20%
	Olivaceous Thornbill			<5%
5	Podocarpus National Park	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2	~20%
	Rufous-capped Thornbill			~10%
	Rainbow-bearded Thornbill			~10%
6	Puracé National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Rainbow-bearded Thornbill			<5%
7	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Rufous-capped Thornbill			<5%
8	Cordillera Azul National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1	<5%
	Rufous-capped Thornbill			Insufficient data
9	Farallones de Cali National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1	<5%
	Rainbow-bearded Thornbill			<5%

Bearded Thornbills

Species in this group

Blue-mantled Thornbill

Rainbow-bearded Thornbill

Bronze-tailed Thornbill

Rufous-capped Thornbill

Olivaceous Thornbill

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Bearded Thornbills

Parks Ranked