Sublegatus modestus
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The southern scrub flycatcher (Sublegatus modestus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. Other sources also place it in Guyana, Suriname, as a non-breeding visitor to Colombia, and as a vagrant in Ecuador.
What are now the southern scrub flycatcher, northern scrub flycatcher (S. arenarum), and Amazonian scrub flycatcher (S. obscurior) were previously members of the single species named scrub flycatcher with the binomial S. modestus. The further taxonomy of the three scrub flycatchers has not been fully resolved.
At least one author has treated the Amazonian scrub flycatcher as a third subspecies. The southern scrub flycatcher is 13 to 15 cm (5.1 to 5.9 in) long and weighs 9.5 to 13 g (0.34 to 0.46 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a grayish brown crown that sometimes erects as a shaggy crest. Their face is mostly whitish to pale... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 7 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Scrub-Flycatcher sighting in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 248th most-seen of the 273 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Scrub-Flycatcher in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season. 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 Southern Scrub-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.
8th of 8
Of the 8 parks where we can rate Southern Scrub-Flycatcher sightings, Chapada dos Guimarães National Park ranks 8th at under 5%. The best odds are in El Impenetrable National Park (Argentina, about 10%), Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, under 5%) and Amboró National Park (Bolivia, under 5%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Southern Scrub-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 Southern Scrub-Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Chapada dos Guimarães National Park (7 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.
