Myiarchus apicalis
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The apical flycatcher (Myiarchus apicalis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is endemic to Colombia. The apical flycatcher was formally described in 1881 by the English zoologist Philip Sclater. The genus name derives the Ancient Greek muia - fly, and arkhos - ruler or chief. The species' English name and specific epithet come from the Latin apical - of the point or tip - in reference to the white tips of the bird's tail feathers.
The apical flycatcher is monotypic. The apical flycatcher is a typical representative of the Myiarchus flycatchers: a slim, medium-sized bird with few really distinctive features. It is 17 to 18 cm (6.7 to 7.1 in) long and weighs 26 to 33.5 g (0.92 to 1.2 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a brownish olive crown; the crown has a slight crest and darker center feathers that give a streaked appearance. Their face is otherwise gray. Their upperparts are darkish olive. Their wings are mostly brownish with pale whitish to yellow outer edges on the secondaries and tertials and faint yellowish outer edges on the innermost primaries. The wing's greater and median... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Apical Flycatcher sighting in Cali on a given day, based on 86 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 84th most-seen of the 226 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report an Apical Flycatcher in Cali on a given day, against under 5% in January–April, June–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Apical 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.
Only Cali, in our data
Cali is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Apical Flycatcher sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Apical Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Cali (86 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.
