Straneck's Tyrannulet

Straneck's Tyrannulet

Serpophaga griseicapilla

Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible
at Cordoba

In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%

627 Verified sightings at Cordoba
137 In all 5 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Straneck's Tyrannulet

Straneck's tyrannulet (Serpophaga griseicapilla), also known as the monte tyrannulet and grey-crowned tyrannulet, is a small species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Straneck's tyrannulet has a confusing taxonomic history. It had been known since the 1990s by the binomial Serpophaga griseiceps, which had previously been assigned to specimens that were later recognized as immatures of what was then the white-bellied tyrannulet (Serpophaga munda) and so was invalid. Roberto Straneck formally described the species and assigned its current binomial in 2007. It was later given its English name in his honor.

Straneck's tyrannulet is monotypic. Straneck's tyrannulet is 9 to 11 cm (3.5 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 4.4 to 7.5 g (0.16 to 0.26 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a gray crown and nape with a hidden bit of white on some black central crown feathers. They have a thin white supercilium, a white crescent under the eye, and a dark gray line through the eye on an otherwise grayish white face. Their upperparts are olivaceous brown. Their... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Recording0:17

Paraguay · 2026

© Guillermo Menéndez (gmmv80) · XC1154660 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Song0:05

Brazil · 2025

© Miguel Angelo Biz · XC1003064 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call1:01

Argentina · 2020

© AGUSTIN ESMORIS - Birding Puerto Madryn Tours · XC607531 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
2 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
3 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
4 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
5 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Rosario 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
2 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
~20%
3 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
4 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
5 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
<5%
6 Montevideo 🇺🇾 Uruguay
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Straneck's Tyrannulet in Cordoba?

Possible

About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Straneck's Tyrannulet sighting in Cordoba on a given day, based on 627 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 24th most-seen of the 176 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Straneck's Tyrannulet in Cordoba?

May

In that month about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Straneck's Tyrannulet in Cordoba on a given day, against under 5% in December, the lowest month. That is one of Cordoba's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 130 mm in February.

What time of day is best to see a Straneck's Tyrannulet?

Between 9 am and noon

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Straneck's Tyrannulet 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 Straneck's Tyrannulet?

2nd of 6

Of the 6 cities where we can rate Straneck's Tyrannulet sightings, Cordoba ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Rosario (Argentina, about 30%).

Where does the Straneck's Tyrannulet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Straneck's Tyrannulet is recorded against all the birds logged in Cordoba (627 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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