Myiodynastes chrysocephalus
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The golden-crowned flycatcher (Myiodynastes chrysocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. The golden-crowned flycatcher has a complicated taxonomic history. It was originally described as Scaphorhychus chrysocephalus. By the early 1900s it had been reassigned to genus Myiodynastes, which had been erected in 1847. A 1927 publication assigned it five subspecies. Based on that study, by 2020 BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World moved two subspecies from the golden-crowned to the golden-bellied. The Clements taxonomy followed suit in 2022 and the IOC and both subcommittees of the American Ornithological Society in 2023. The golden-bellied and golden-crowned flycatchers are sister species.
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-crowned Flycatcher sighting in Amboró National Park on a given day, based on 155 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 45th most-seen of the 273 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May and September
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-crowned Flycatcher in Amboró National Park on a given day, against about 10% in August and November, the lowest months. June has too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-crowned Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Golden-crowned Flycatcher sightings, Amboró National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Manu National Park (Peru, under 5%).
Same genus: Myiodynastes
The closest relatives of the Golden-crowned Flycatcher that you can see in Amboró National Park (genus Myiodynastes, Myiodynastes Flycatchers) are Streaked Flycatcher (about 20%) and Sulphur-bellied Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-crowned Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Amboró National Park (155 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.
