Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The ochre-faced tody-flycatcher (Poecilotriccus plumbeiceps) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Uruguay. The ochre-faced tody-flycatcher was originally described in 1846 as Todirostrum plumbeiceps. For a time in the early twentieth century it was assigned to genus Euscarthmornis and then returned to Todirostrum. Following a 1988 publication, taxonomic systems moved plumbeiceps and several other species from Todirostrum to genus Poecilotriccus. By the early twenty-first century genus Poecilotriccus had species called both "tody-tyrant" and "tody-flycatcher" so taxonomic systems began renaming the "tyrants" to "flycatcher". The ochre-faced and the ruddy tody-flycatcher (P. russatus) form a superspecies.
The ochre-faced tody-flycatcher has these four subspecies: The sexes have the same plumage... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher sighting in Porto Alegre on a given day, based on 67 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 89th most-seen of the 159 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.
April–June, August and December
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher in Porto Alegre on a given day, against under 5% in January–March, July and September–November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Ochre-faced Tody-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.
2nd of 4
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher sightings, Porto Alegre ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Curitiba (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher that you can see in Porto Alegre (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 90%), Tropical Kingbird (about 40%) and Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Ochre-faced Tody-Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Porto Alegre (67 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.
