Tyrannus niveigularis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The snowy-throated kingbird (Tyrannus niveigularis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The snowy-throated kingbird is monotypic. The snowy-throated kingbird is 18.5 to 19 cm (7.3 to 7.5 in) long; one male weighed 34.4 g (1.2 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a gray crown and nape with a partially hidden yellow patch in the center of the crown. They have a thin black band on the forecrown and lores that widens into a mask to the ear coverts. Their upperparts are mostly pale gray with more olive on the lower back and rump. Their wings are dusky with whitish edges on the coverts and secondaries. Their tail is blackish with a square tip. Their cheeks and throat are white that darkens to pale gray on the breast. Their belly and undertail coverts are pale yellow. They have a dark iris, a black bill, and black legs and feet.
The snowy-throated kingbird is found west of the Andes from far southwestern Colombia's Nariño Department south through Ecuador into Peru as far as northern La Libertad and southwestern San Martín... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Snowy-throated Kingbird sighting in Guayaquil on a given day, based on 136 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 51st most-seen of the 167 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January and April
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Snowy-throated Kingbird in Guayaquil on a given day, against under 5% in November, the lowest month. Those are among Guayaquil's wettest months, with about 120 mm of rain a month against almost none in September.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Snowy-throated Kingbird sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Guayaquil, in our data
Guayaquil is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Snowy-throated Kingbird sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Snowy-throated Kingbird is recorded against all the birds logged in Guayaquil (136 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.
