Ptilogonys cinereus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The grey silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys cinereus) is a species of bird in the family Ptiliogonatidae. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico and as a vagrant in Texas, United States. The grey silky-flycatcher has these four subspecies:
The grey silky-flycatcher and the long-tailed silky-flycatcher (P. caudatus) are sister species. The grey silky-flycatcher is 18.5 to 21 cm (7.3 to 8.3 in) long. It is a slender bird with a prominent crest and a long tail. Adult males of the nominate subspecies P. c. cinereus have dusky lores, a white patch above the lores, a thin white eye-ring, and a white or brownish white chin and cheeks on an otherwise blue-gray head and crest. Their upperparts are blue-gray. Their flight feathers are black. Their central pair of tail feathers are black and the rest have a black base, a white upper half, and black lower half. Their throat and breast are gray, their belly whitish, their flanks golden-olive or yellow, and their undertail coverts bright yellow. Adult females have a gray head and... Wikipedia →
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Mexico · 2022
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 4 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Silky-flycatcher sighting in Guatemala City on a given day, based on 1,286 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 33rd 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.
April and May
In those months about 50% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Silky-flycatcher in Guatemala City on a given day, against about 10% in July to December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray Silky-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 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Gray Silky-flycatcher sightings, Guatemala City ranks 3rd at about 20%. The best odds are in Toluca (México, about 30%) and Mexico City (México, about 30%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Gray Silky-flycatcher that you can see in Guatemala City (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Great-tailed Grackle (about 90%), Clay-colored Thrush (about 80%) and Social Flycatcher (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray Silky-flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Guatemala City (1,286 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.
