Chestnut-backed Antbird

Chestnut-backed Antbird

Myrmeciza exsul

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
Insufficient data
overall probability at Los Quetzales National Park
1 Verified records at Los Quetzales National Park
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The chestnut-backed antbird (Poliocrania exsul) is a passerine bird in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Los Quetzales National Park

Slaty Antwren
LC

Slaty Antwren

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Myrmotherula schisticolor

<5% · Rare
Zeledon's Antbird
LC

Zeledon's Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Hafferia zeledoni

<5% · Rare
Dusky Antbird
LC

Dusky Antbird

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cercomacra tyrannina

Insufficient data
Rufous-collared Sparrow
LC Endemic

Rufous-collared Sparrow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Zonotrichia capensis

80–90% · Very likely
Flame-colored Tanager
LC Endemic

Flame-colored Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Piranga bidentata

70–80% · Very likely
Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager
LC

Sooty-capped Bush-Tanager

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chlorospingus pileatus

70–80% · Very likely
Slaty Flowerpiercer
LC

Slaty Flowerpiercer

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Diglossa plumbea

60–70% · Likely
Clay-colored Thrush
LC

Clay-colored Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus grayi

60–70% · Likely
Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher
LC

Long-tailed Silky-flycatcher

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Ptilogonys caudatus

60–70% · Likely
Yellow-thighed Finch

Yellow-thighed Finch

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Atlapetes tibialis

60–70% · Likely
Mountain Thrush
LC

Mountain Thrush

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Turdus plebejus

50–60% · Likely
Blue-and-white Swallow
LC

Blue-and-white Swallow

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Notiochelidon cyanoleuca

50–60% · Likely

📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Chestnut-backed Antbird at Los Quetzales National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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 Carara National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
2 Corcovado National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
50–60%
3 Cahuita National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
4 Utría National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
40–50%
5 Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
6 Manuel Antonio National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
40–50%
7 San Lorenzo Protected Forest 🇵🇦 Panama
40–50%
8 Bastimentos Island National Marine Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
9 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
30–40%
10 Darién National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
30–40%
11 Soberanía National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
20–30%
12 Braulio Carrillo National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
20–30%
13 Marino Ballena National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
14 Tortuguero National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
15 Chagres National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
16 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
10–20%
17 Tenorio Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
10–20%
18 Arenal Volcano National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
19 Parque Natural Metropolitano 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
20 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
21 Chirripó National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
22 Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
23 Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%
24 Los Quetzales National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
25 Coiba National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
Insufficient data
26 Rincón de la Vieja National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
Insufficient data
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