Myiarchus tuberculifer
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
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 |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-capped Flycatcher sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, based on 31 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 114th most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-capped Flycatcher in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, against under 5% in January and November, the lowest months. May to July have too few records to rate.
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.
36th of 71
Of the 71 parks where we can rate Dusky-capped Flycatcher sightings, Brownsberg Nature Park ranks 36th at about 10%. 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 family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Dusky-capped Flycatcher that you can see in Brownsberg Nature Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Rusty-margined Flycatcher (about 40%), Slender-footed Tyrannulet (about 40%) and McConnell's Flycatcher (about 20%), 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 Brownsberg Nature Park (31 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.
