Myiarchus tuberculifer
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The dusky-capped flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in the United States, Mexico, every Central American country, Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
The dusky-capped flycatcher was originally described in 1837 as Tyrannus tuberculifer. Its further taxonomic history is complex. At various times at least what are now seven separate species were included as subspecies of Myiarchus tuberculifer. It currently is assigned these 13 subspecies:
Plumage and vocalization similarities sort the subspecies into groups within the species. The North American Classification Committee... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 6 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-capped Flycatcher sighting in Chirripó National Park on a given day, based on 169 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 90th most-seen of the 332 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-capped Flycatcher in Chirripó National Park on a given day, against under 5% in August, the lowest month. Those are among Chirripó National Park's driest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against 690 mm in October.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky-capped 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.
38th of 71
Of the 71 parks where we can rate Dusky-capped Flycatcher sightings, Chirripó National Park ranks 38th at about 10%. The best odds are in El Triunfo (Mexico, about 50%), Cañón del Sumidero National Park (Mexico, about 40%) and Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (Mexico, about 40%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Dusky-capped Flycatcher that you can see in Chirripó National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 40%), Guatemalan Paltry Tyrannulet (about 40%) and Tropical Kingbird (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dusky-capped Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Chirripó National Park (169 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.
