Empidonax fulvifrons
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The buff-breasted flycatcher (Empidonax fulvifrons) is a small passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found from the southwestern U.S.A. to Honduras. The buff-breasted flycatcher was originally described as Muscicapa fulvifrons, erroneously classified with the Old World flycatchers. Its current genus Empidonax was erected in 1855.
The buff-breasted flycatcher has these six subspecies: The buff-breasted flycatcher is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weighs 6.9 to 9.3 g (0.24 to 0.33 oz). It is the smallest member of genus Empidonax in the US and among the smallest overall. The sexes are alike. Adults have dull buffy white lores and a faint dull buffy white eye-ring on an otherwise buffy greenish brown face... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-breasted Flycatcher sighting in Mexico City on a given day, based on 1,308 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 70th most-seen of the 332 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
October and December–February
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-breasted Flycatcher in Mexico City on a given day, against under 5% in June and July, the lowest months. Those are among Mexico City's driest months, with about 25 mm of rain a month against 150 mm in July.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Buff-breasted Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 cities where we can rate Buff-breasted Flycatcher sightings, Mexico City ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Toluca (México, about 20%).
Same genus: Empidonax
The closest relatives of the Buff-breasted Flycatcher that you can see in Mexico City (genus Empidonax, Empidonax Flycatchers) are Hammond's Flycatcher (about 10%) and Dusky Flycatcher (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buff-breasted Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Mexico City (1,308 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.
