Laniocera hypopyrra
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The cinereous mourner (Laniocera hypopyrra) is a species of bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
The cinereous mourner was originally described in 1817 as Ampelis hypopyrra. It was later reassigned to genus Laniocera that Lesson had erected in 1841. Well into the twentieth century authors variously placed that genus in Cotingidae, the manakin family Pipridae, or the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. Several early twenty-first century studies confirmed the placement of Laniocera in Tityridae and taxonomic systems made the reassignment. The species' English name "cinereous" means "ash-colored".
The cinereous mourner shares genus Laniocera with the speckled mourner (L. rufescens) and the two form a superspecies. The cinereous mourner is monotypic. The cinereous mourner is 20 to 21 cm (7.9 to 8.3 in) long and weighs 41 to 51 g (1.4 to 1.8 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a thin orange ring around the eye. The rest of their head, upperparts, wings, and tail are mostly gray. Their primaries have... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 5 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 6 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cinereous Mourner sighting in Amacayacu National Natural Park on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 223rd most-seen of the 436 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–June, August–September and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Cinereous Mourner in Amacayacu National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in July, October and December, the lowest months.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cinereous Mourner sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Cinereous Mourner sightings, Amacayacu National Natural Park ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Brownsberg Nature Park (Suriname, about 20%) and Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%).
Same family: Cotingidae
The closest relatives of the Cinereous Mourner that you can see in Amacayacu National Natural Park (family Cotingidae, Cotingas) are Várzea Schiffornis (about 20%), White-winged Becard (about 20%) and Black-tailed Tityra (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cinereous Mourner is recorded against all the birds logged in Amacayacu National Natural Park (41 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
