Myiarchus tuberculifer
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The dusky-capped flycatcher (Myiarchus tuberculifer) is a passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in the United States, Mexico, every Central American country, Trinidad, and in every mainland South American country except Chile, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
The dusky-capped flycatcher was originally described in 1837 as Tyrannus tuberculifer. Its further taxonomic history is complex. At various times at least what are now seven separate species were included as subspecies of Myiarchus tuberculifer. It currently is assigned these 13 subspecies:
Plumage and vocalization similarities sort the subspecies into groups within the species. The North American Classification Committee... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 2 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Tegucigalpa | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 6 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 7 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 9 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 10 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-capped Flycatcher sighting in Guadalajara on a given day, based on 65 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 69th most-seen of the 184 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, June and October–December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-capped Flycatcher in Guadalajara on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, May and July–September, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Dusky-capped 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.
3rd of 20
Of the 20 cities where we can rate Dusky-capped Flycatcher sightings, Guadalajara ranks 3rd at about 10%. The best odds are in Guatemala City (Guatemala, about 30%) and Monterrey (México, about 10%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Dusky-capped Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Guadalajara (65 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.
