Mionectes oleagineus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The ochre-bellied flycatcher (Mionectes oleagineus) is a small bird of the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found in Mexico, Central America, Trinidad and Tobago, and northern South America. For a time in the mid-twentieth century the ochre-bellied flycatcher was placed in genus Pipromorpha, which by the 1980s had been merged into Mionectes. A study published in 2008 suggested that Pipromorpha be resurrected for this species and two others but that action has not been followed. The study did reveal that, rather than the uplifting of the Andes giving rise to the ochre-bellied flycatcher's subspecies, at least four separate lineages including some trans-Andean movement are responsible. It also suggested that the ochre-bellied flycatcher might comprise more than one species.
As of late 2024 the ochre-bellied flycatcher had these seven subspecies: The ochre-bellied flycatcher... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 2 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-bellied Flycatcher sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park on a given day, based on 16 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 193rd most-seen of the 273 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.
August
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-bellied Flycatcher in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and September–January, the lowest months. That is one of Chapada dos Guimarães National Park's driest months, with about 15 mm of rain against 240 mm in March. February to April have too few records to rate.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ochre-bellied 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.
42nd of 51
Of the 51 parks where we can rate Ochre-bellied Flycatcher sightings, Chapada dos Guimarães National Park ranks 42nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Pico Bonito National Park (Honduras, about 20%), Piedras Blancas National Park (Costa Rica, about 20%) and Tikal National Park (Guatemala, about 20%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Ochre-bellied Flycatcher that you can see in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 70%), Boat-billed Flycatcher (about 40%) and Rusty-margined Flycatcher (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ochre-bellied Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (16 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.
