Myiarchus tuberculifer
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
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 |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-capped Flycatcher sighting in Guatemala City on a given day, based on 1,278 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 29th most-seen of the 220 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.
January–March, May and July–September
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Dusky-capped Flycatcher in Guatemala City on a given day, against about 10% in December, the lowest month.
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.
Yes
Of the 20 cities where we can rate Dusky-capped Flycatcher sightings, Guatemala City has the highest daily chance: about 30%. Next come Monterrey (México, about 10%) and Guadalajara (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 Guatemala City (1,278 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.
