Greater Wagtail-Tyrant

Greater Wagtail-Tyrant

Stigmatura budytoides

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Cordoba

In 3 days ~10%

41 Verified sightings at Cordoba
44 In 1 park From 2019 to 2026
February Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Greater Wagtail-Tyrant

The greater wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura budytoides) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. The greater wagtail-tyrant was originally described as Culicivora budytoides. Later in the nineteenth century it moved to genus Stigmatura and over time gained six subspecies. Two of them have been separated as what are now the lesser wagtail-tyrant (S. napensis) and Bahia wagtail-tyrant (S. bahiae).

The remaining four subspecies are: Subspecies S. b. gracilis differs from the other three in several characteristics and has a separate range, so some authors consider it a separate species. The greater wagtail-tyrant is 14 to 16 cm (5.5 to 6.3 in) long and weighs 8.5 to 13.2 g (0.30 to 0.47 oz). The sexes have the same plumage; males are slightly larger than females. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a bright... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Duet0:10

Bolivia · 2022

© Jacob Wijpkema · XC732465 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Dawn song1:04

Argentina · 2021

© Niels Krabbe · XC687830 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:12

Brazil · 2019

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC451617 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%

More parks will be added in future updates.

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Cochabamba 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
2 Mendoza 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
3 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Greater Wagtail-Tyrant in Cordoba?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Wagtail-Tyrant sighting in Cordoba on a given day, based on 41 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 117th most-seen of the 176 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Greater Wagtail-Tyrant in Cordoba?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Greater Wagtail-Tyrant in Cordoba on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Greater Wagtail-Tyrant?

Between 3 and 6 pm

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Greater Wagtail-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.

Is Cordoba the best place to see a Greater Wagtail-Tyrant?

3rd of 3

Of the 3 cities where we can rate Greater Wagtail-Tyrant sightings, Cordoba ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Cochabamba (Bolivia, about 10%) and Mendoza (Argentina, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Greater Wagtail-Tyrant live in Cordoba?

Same family: Tyrannidae

The closest relatives of the Greater Wagtail-Tyrant that you can see in Cordoba (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 90%), Cattle Tyrant (about 30%) and Straneck's Tyrannulet (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Greater Wagtail-Tyrant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Greater Wagtail-Tyrant is recorded against all the birds logged in Cordoba (41 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.

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