Hemitriccus zosterops
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The white-eyed tody-tyrant (Hemitriccus zosterops) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela. The species had a complicated taxonomic history from its original description to late in the twentieth century. It was described as Euscarthmus zosterops. It was later moved to genus Idioptilon, and later still both Euscarthmus and Idioptilon were merged into Hemitriccus. In the early twentieth century some authors treated what is now the white-eyed tody-tyrant as a subspecies of the stripe-necked tody-tyrant (H. striaticollis). And what is now the white-bellied tody-tyrant (H. griseipectus) was for a time treated as conspecific with the white-eyed.
The white-eyed tody-tyrant is about 11 cm (4.3 in) long and weighs 7.8 to 10 g (0.28 to 0.35 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have an olive-green crown and nape. They have a whitish spot above the lores and... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brownsberg Nature Park | 🇸🇷 Suriname | |
| 2 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Tody-Tyrant sighting in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 187th most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-eyed Tody-Tyrant in Brownsberg Nature Park on a given day, against under 5% in September to March, the lowest months. May to July have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-eyed Tody-Tyrant 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 3 parks where we can rate White-eyed Tody-Tyrant sightings, Brownsberg Nature Park has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Anavilhanas National Park (Brazil, under 5%) and Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, under 5%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the White-eyed Tody-Tyrant 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 White-eyed Tody-Tyrant is recorded against all the birds logged in Brownsberg Nature Park (8 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.
