Plain Antvireo
Dysithamnus mentalis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderPasseriformes
- FamilyThamnophilidae (Typical Antbirds)
- GenusDysithamnus (Antvireos)
- SpeciesDysithamnus mentalis (Plain Antvireo)
The plain antvireo (Dysithamnus mentalis) is a passerine bird species in subfamily Thamnophilinae of family Thamnophilidae, the "typical antbirds". It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, on both Trinidad and Tobago, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, Suriname, and Uruguay. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Antvireo sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Puracé National Natural Park
Bar-crested Antshrike
Thamnophilus multistriatus
East Amazonian Fire-eye
Pyriglena leuconota
Uniform Antshrike
Thamnophilus unicolor
Barred Antshrike
Thamnophilus doliatus
Rufous-rumped Antwren
Terenura callinota
Rufous-collared Sparrow
Zonotrichia capensis
Green Jay
Cyanocorax yncas
Tropical Kingbird
Tyrannus melancholicus
Great Thrush
Turdus fuscater
Blackburnian Warbler
Setophaga fusca
Blue-gray Tanager
Thraupis episcopus
Black-billed Thrush
Turdus ignobilis
📅 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Plain Antvireo in Puracé National Natural Park?
About 4% of wildlife watchers report a Plain Antvireo sighting in Puracé National Natural Park, based on 39 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Plain Antvireo in Puracé National Natural Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Plain Antvireo in Puracé National Natural Park in our monthly data.