Sublegatus arenarum
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The northern scrub flycatcher (Sublegatus arenarum) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Aruba, Bonaire, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaçao, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad, and Venezuela.
What are now the northern scrub flycatcher, Amazonian scrub flycatcher (S. obscurior), and southern scrub flycatcher (S. modestus) were previously members of the single species named scrub flycatcher with the binomial S. modestus. The further taxonomy of the three scrub flycatchers has not been fully resolved.
As of late 2024, the northern scrub flycatcher was assigned these six subspecies: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Coiba National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 3 | Carara National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 4 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Palo Verde National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Parque Natural Metropolitano | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 7 | Soberanía National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Panama City | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Barranquilla | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Scrub-Flycatcher sighting in Panama City on a given day, based on 209 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 126th most-seen of the 363 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Scrub-Flycatcher in Panama City on a given day, against under 5% in February to December, the lowest months. That is one of Panama City's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 260 mm in October.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Northern Scrub-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 3 cities where we can rate Northern Scrub-Flycatcher sightings, Panama City has the highest daily chance: under 5%. Next come Barranquilla (Colombia, under 5%) and Valencia (Venezuela, under 5%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Northern Scrub-Flycatcher that you can see in Panama City (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Tropical Kingbird (about 70%), Common Tody-Flycatcher (about 30%) and Great Kiskadee (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Northern Scrub-Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Panama City (209 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.
