Anairetes flavirostris
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The yellow-billed tit-tyrant (Anairetes flavirostris) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Peru, and as a vagrant in Uruguay.
The members of genus Anairetes are known commonly as tit-tyrants because their active foraging behavior and crests are reminiscent of the true tits in the family Paridae. The genus had formerly been named Spizitornis. The yellow-billed tit-tyrant has these four subspecies:
The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies A. f. flavirostris have a blackish split crest formed by elongated feathers on the sides of the crown. Their forecrown is dusky gray with faint white streaks, the rest of their crown is white, their supercilium is white, and the rest of their face is white with bold black streaks. Their upperparts are medium gray-brown with faint blackish... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Arequipa | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 247th most-seen of the 274 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant in Buenos Aires on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant sightings, Buenos Aires ranks 4th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Cochabamba (Bolivia, under 5%), Arequipa (Peru, under 5%) and Cordoba (Argentina, under 5%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant that you can see in Buenos Aires (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 90%), Cattle Tyrant (about 50%) and White-crested Tyrannulet (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Yellow-billed Tit-Tyrant is recorded against all the birds logged in Buenos Aires (22 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.
