Poecilotriccus sylvia
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The slaty-headed tody-flycatcher, or slate-headed tody-flycatcher, (Poecilotriccus sylvia) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Belize, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela, and possibly French Guiana.
The slaty-headed tody-flycatcher was originally described in 1806 as Todus Sylvia. It was later moved to genus Todirostrum. Following a 1988 publication, taxonomic systems moved sylvia and several other species from Todirostrum to genus Poecilotriccus. By the early twenty-first century genus Poecilotriccus had species called both "tody-tyrant" and "tody-flycatcher" so taxonomic systems began renaming the "tyrants" to "flycatcher". The slaty-headed tody-flycatcher shares genus Poecilotriccus with 11 other species.
The slaty-headed tody-flycatcher has these five subspecies: Subspecies P. s. schistaceiceps was originally described as a full species and at least one twentieth century... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher sighting in Cali on a given day, based on 84 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 85th 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.
March, May, September–October and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher in Cali on a given day, against under 5% in January–February, April, June–August and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Slate-headed Tody-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 3 cities where we can rate Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher sightings, Cali has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Belém (Brazil, under 5%) and Panama City (Panama, under 5%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher that you can see in Cali (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 90%), Tropical Kingbird (about 80%) and Rusty-margined Flycatcher (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Slate-headed Tody-Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Cali (84 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.
