Spotted Tody-Flycatcher

Spotted Tody-Flycatcher

Todirostrum maculatum

Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely
at Belém

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

131 Verified sightings at Belém
765 In all 7 parks From 2019 to 2026
March Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Spotted Tody-Flycatcher

The spotted tody-flycatcher (Todirostrum maculatum) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found on Trinidad and in every mainland South American country except Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

The spotted tody-flycatcher was originally described in 1806 as Todus maculatus. The spotted tody-flycatcher is 8.9 to 10.2 cm (3.5 to 4.0 in) long and weighs 6.4 to 8.3 g (0.23 to 0.29 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies T. m. maculatum have a mostly gray head with a small white spot above the lores and some black and white streaks on the crown. Their back, rump, and uppertail coverts are olive. Their wings are brownish black with yellow edges on the flight feathers and yellowish edges and tips on the coverts; the last sometimes show as pale wing bars. Their tail is brownish black with yellow-white edges on the outer webs... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Call0:13

Brazil · 2026

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC1162114 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song1:27

Guyana · 2023

© Rolf A. de By · XC985064 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Flight call0:09

Colombia · 2022

© Mauricio Cuéllar Ramírez · XC706343 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Anavilhanas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~30%
2 Amacayacu National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
~20%
3 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
~10%
4 Tambopata National Reserve 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
5 Yasuní National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
6 Caroni Swamp 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago
<5%
7 Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Manaus 🇧🇷 Brazil
~60%
2 Belém 🇧🇷 Brazil
~50%
3 São Luís 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Spotted Tody-Flycatcher in Belém?

Likely

About 50% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Tody-Flycatcher sighting in Belém on a given day, based on 131 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 17th most-seen of the 144 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 90%, and over a week to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Spotted Tody-Flycatcher in Belém?

February–March and August

In those months about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Spotted Tody-Flycatcher in Belém on a given day, against about 40% in April and June, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see a Spotted Tody-Flycatcher?

Between 6 and 9 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Spotted Tody-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 Belém the best place to see a Spotted Tody-Flycatcher?

2nd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Spotted Tody-Flycatcher sightings, Belém ranks 2nd at about 50%. The best odds are in Manaus (Brazil, about 60%).

Where does the Spotted Tody-Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Spotted Tody-Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Belém (131 verified sightings), 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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