Empidonax fulvifrons
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The buff-breasted flycatcher (Empidonax fulvifrons) is a small passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found from the southwestern U.S.A. to Honduras. The buff-breasted flycatcher was originally described as Muscicapa fulvifrons, erroneously classified with the Old World flycatchers. Its current genus Empidonax was erected in 1855.
The buff-breasted flycatcher has these six subspecies: The buff-breasted flycatcher is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weighs 6.9 to 9.3 g (0.24 to 0.33 oz). It is the smallest member of genus Empidonax in the US and among the smallest overall. The sexes are alike. Adults have dull buffy white lores and a faint dull buffy white eye-ring on an otherwise buffy greenish brown face... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-breasted Flycatcher sighting in Celaque National Park on a given day, based on 13 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 143rd most-seen of the 193 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
December
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-breasted Flycatcher in Celaque National Park on a given day, against under 5% in January, March–August and October–November, the lowest months. That is one of Celaque National Park's driest months, with about 100 mm of rain against 370 mm in September.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Buff-breasted Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Buff-breasted Flycatcher sightings, Celaque National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (Mexico, about 10%).
Same genus: Empidonax
The closest relatives of the Buff-breasted Flycatcher that you can see in Celaque National Park (genus Empidonax, Empidonax Flycatchers) are Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (about 10%), Yellowish Flycatcher (about 10%) and Hammond's Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buff-breasted Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Celaque National Park (13 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.
