Bran-colored Flycatcher

Bran-colored Flycatcher

Myiophobus fasciatus

Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible
at Chapada Diamantina National Park

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

184 Verified sightings at Chapada Diamantina National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,678 In all 22 parks
December Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Bran-colored Flycatcher

The bran-colored flycatcher (Myiophobus fasciatus) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in Costa Rica and Panama, on Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile. The bran-colored flycatcher has these five subspecies:

Myiophobus fasciatus furfurosus (Thayer & Bangs, 1905) Myiophobus fasciatus fasciatus (Müller, PLS, 1776) Myiophobus fasciatus saturatus (Berlepsch & Stolzmann, 1906) Myiophobus fasciatus auriceps (Gould & Gray, GR, 1839)

Myiophobus fasciatus flammiceps (Temminck, 1822) What are now the mouse-gray flycatcher (M. crypterythrus) and rufescent flycatcher (M. rufescens) were originally described as species but in the mid-twentieth century were reclassified as subspecies of the bran-colored flycatcher. Following studies that identified plumage and vocal differences among them, beginning in 2016 taxonomic systems began splitting them. Somewhat earlier, the olive-chested flycatcher (M. cryptoxanthus), which had also been described as a species and later merged into the bran-colored flycatcher, was again recognized as a full species. The two of them form a superspecies, and some authors have... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:19

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1164969 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Dawn song0:19

Argentina · 2022

© Niels Krabbe · XC764620 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Aberrant0:20

Venezuela · 2021

© Francisco contreras · XC662659 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
2 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
3 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
4 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
5 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
7 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
8 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
9 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
10 Machalilla National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
~10%
11 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
12 Henri Pittier National Park 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
13 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
14 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
15 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
16 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
17 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
18 La Amistad International Park (Panama) 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
19 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
20 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
21 Volcán Barú National Park 🇵🇦 Panama
<5%
22 Piedras Blancas National Park 🇨🇷 Costa Rica
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rosario 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
2 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
3 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
5 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
6 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
<5%
7 Quito 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
8 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
9 Cali 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
10 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Bran-colored Flycatcher in Chapada Diamantina National Park?

Possible

About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Bran-colored Flycatcher sighting in Chapada Diamantina National Park on a given day, based on 184 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 41st most-seen of the 271 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Bran-colored Flycatcher in Chapada Diamantina National Park?

April, October and December

In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Bran-colored Flycatcher in Chapada Diamantina National Park on a given day, against about 10% in June and August, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Bran-colored Flycatcher?

Between 7 and 10 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Bran-colored Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 8 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is Chapada Diamantina National Park the best place to see a Bran-colored Flycatcher?

Yes

Of the 22 parks where we can rate Bran-colored Flycatcher sightings, Chapada Diamantina National Park has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come El Palmar National Park (Argentina, about 30%) and Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Bran-colored Flycatcher live in Chapada Diamantina National Park?

Same family: Tyrannidae

The closest relatives of the Bran-colored Flycatcher that you can see in Chapada Diamantina National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Tropical Kingbird (about 50%), Plain-crested Elaenia (about 50%) and Great Kiskadee (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Bran-colored Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Bran-colored Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Chapada Diamantina National Park (184 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.

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