Agriornis micropterus
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The grey-bellied shrike-tyrant (Agriornis micropterus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, and Peru, as a migrant or vagrant to Uruguay, and as a vagrant to Brazil.
The grey-bellied shrike-tyrant is 23 to 24.5 cm (9.1 to 9.6 in) long. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a gray-brown crown, a whitish supercilium, rufous-tinged ear coverts, and black and white streaked cheeks. Their upperparts are gray-brown. Their wings are mostly gray-brown with whitish edges on the secondaries and pale grayish coverts. Their tail is mostly black with narrow white edges on the outer webs of the outer feathers. Their throat is white with heavy black streaks, their breast is pale brown, their flanks are washed with buffy, and their belly is pale gray-brown to whitish. Adult females have dark brown streaks on their throat and are otherwise like males. Juveniles are browner above than adults, with pale cinnamon-brown underparts and... Wikipedia →
Recording
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-bellied Shrike-Tyrant sighting in Cochabamba on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 101st most-seen of the 112 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-bellied Shrike-Tyrant in Cochabamba on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of Cochabamba's driest months, with about 10 mm of rain against 100 mm in January.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-bellied Shrike-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.
Yes
Of the 2 cities where we can rate Gray-bellied Shrike-Tyrant sightings, Cochabamba has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Cordoba (Argentina, under 5%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Gray-bellied Shrike-Tyrant that you can see in Cochabamba (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 50%), White-crested Tyrannulet (about 20%) and Tropical Kingbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-bellied Shrike-Tyrant is recorded against all the birds logged in Cochabamba (7 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.
