Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher

Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher

Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps

Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic

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Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Curitiba

In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%

68 Verified sightings at Curitiba
608 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
May Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher

The ochre-faced tody-flycatcher (Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. The ochre-faced tody-flycatcher was originally described in 1846 as Todirostrum plumbeiceps. For a time in the early twentieth century it was assigned to genus Euscarthmornis and then returned to Todirostrum. Following a 1988 publication, taxonomic systems moved plumbeiceps 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 ochre-faced and the ruddy tody-flycatcher (P. russatus) form a superspecies.

The ochre-faced tody-flycatcher has these four subspecies: The sexes have the same plumage... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:16

Argentina · 2026

© Marcos E. Sosa · XC1104353 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:11

Brazil · 2025

© Joost van Bruggen · XC1050517 · CC BY-NC-ND 4.0

Uncertain0:13

Argentina · 2002

© david thorns · XC664618 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
2 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
5 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
2 Porto Alegre 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
3 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing an Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher in Curitiba?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher sighting in Curitiba on a given day, based on 68 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 112th most-seen of the 247 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.

When is the best time to see an Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher in Curitiba?

January, March–June and August–September

In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher in Curitiba on a given day, against under 5% in February, July and October–December, the lowest months.

What time of day is best to see an Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher 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 Curitiba the best place to see an Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher?

Yes

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher sightings, Curitiba has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Porto Alegre (Brazil, under 5%) and São Paulo (Brazil, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher live in Curitiba?

Same family: Tyrannidae

The closest relatives of the Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher that you can see in Curitiba (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 90%), Tropical Kingbird (about 30%) and Cattle Tyrant (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Curitiba (68 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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