Serpophaga subcristata
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~50%
The white-crested tyrannulet (Serpophaga subcristata) is a small species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. The white-crested tyrannulet was originally described as Sylvia subcristata, thought to be a member of what at the time was the Old World warbler family.
Subspecies S. s. munda was originally described as a full species. BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World lumped it into the white-crested tyrannulet in 2020. The Clements taxonomy followed suit in 2022 as did the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society and the International Ornithological Committee in 2023. In addition, what is now Straneck's tyrannulet (S. griseicapilla) was long confused with the white-crested tyrannulet but was eventually recognized as a full species based largely on their very different vocalizations.
The white-crested tyrannulet is 11 cm (4.3... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 8 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 4 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | |
| 5 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Mendoza | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-crested Tyrannulet sighting in Mendoza on a given day, based on 39 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 41st most-seen of the 69 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 50%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and November
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a White-crested Tyrannulet in Mendoza on a given day, against under 5% in April to August, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-crested Tyrannulet sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
6th of 14
Of the 14 cities where we can rate White-crested Tyrannulet sightings, Mendoza ranks 6th at about 10%. The best odds are in Buenos Aires (Argentina, about 30%), Rosario (Argentina, about 30%) and Cochabamba (Bolivia, about 20%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the White-crested Tyrannulet that you can see in Mendoza (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 90%), Tropical Kingbird (about 40%) and Cattle Tyrant (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-crested Tyrannulet is recorded against all the birds logged in Mendoza (39 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.
