Myiarchus tuberculifer
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The dusky-capped flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in the United States, Mexico, every Central American country, Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
The dusky-capped flycatcher was originally described in 1837 as Tyrannus tuberculifer. Its further taxonomic history is complex. At various times at least what are now seven separate species were included as subspecies of Myiarchus tuberculifer. It currently is assigned these 13 subspecies:
Plumage and vocalization similarities sort the subspecies into groups within the species. The North American Classification Committee... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 6 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-capped Flycatcher sighting in Big Bend National Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 250th most-seen of the 270 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-capped Flycatcher in Big Bend National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky-capped 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.
70th of 71
Of the 71 parks where we can rate Dusky-capped Flycatcher sightings, Big Bend National Park ranks 70th at under 5%. The best odds are in El Triunfo (Mexico, about 50%), Cañón del Sumidero National Park (Mexico, about 40%) and Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same genus: Myiarchus
The closest relatives of the Dusky-capped Flycatcher that you can see in Big Bend National Park (genus Myiarchus, Myiarchus Flycatchers) are Ash-throated Flycatcher (about 50%) and Brown-crested Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dusky-capped Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Big Bend National Park (10 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.
