Cnemotriccus fuscatus
Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The fuscous flycatcher (Cnemotriccus fuscatus) is a small passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Trinidad and Tobago and in every mainland South American country except Chile. The fuscous flycatcher was originally described as Muscipeta fuscata. It was later transferred to genus Empidochanes and still later to its current genus Cnemotriccus, where it was originally called the dusky flycatcher.
The fuscous flycatcher has these seven subspecies: The fuscous flycatcher is the only member of genus Cnemotriccus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 14 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 4 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fuscous Flycatcher sighting in Belo Horizonte on a given day, based on 47 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 111th most-seen of the 220 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.
April and August
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fuscous Flycatcher in Belo Horizonte on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and September–March, the lowest months. Those are among Belo Horizonte's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 270 mm in December.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fuscous Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Fuscous Flycatcher sightings, Belo Horizonte has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Campo Grande (Brazil, under 5%) and Asuncion (Paraguay, under 5%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Fuscous Flycatcher that you can see in Belo Horizonte (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 90%), Tropical Kingbird (about 50%) and Boat-billed Flycatcher (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fuscous Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Belo Horizonte (47 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.
