Fluvicola nengeta
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The masked water tyrant (Fluvicola nengeta) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and as a vagrant to Uruguay and Paraguay. The masked water tyrant was formally described in 1766 as Lanius nengeta, erroneously placing it in the shrike family Laniidae. It is now placed in the genus Fluvicola that was introduced by the English naturalist William Swainson in 1827. The genus name is derived from a combination of Latin fluvius meaning "river" and -cola meaning "dweller". Some early twentieth century authors called it Fluvicola climazura.
Subspecies F. n. atripennis was formally described as a species and some early twenty-first century authors suggest that it again should be treated that way. The masked water tyrant shares genus Fluvicola with the pied water tyrant (F. pica) and the black-backed water tyrant (F. albiventer).
The masked water tyrant is 14.5 to 15 cm (5.7 to 5.9 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Salvador | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Natal | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Fortaleza | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Campinas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Very likely
About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Masked Water-Tyrant sighting in Recife on a given day, based on 110 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 90 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February–March and July
In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Masked Water-Tyrant in Recife on a given day, against about 40% in April, September and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Masked Water-Tyrant sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 18
Of the 18 cities where we can rate Masked Water-Tyrant sightings, Recife ranks 3rd at about 70%. The best odds are in Salvador (Brazil, about 80%) and João Pessoa (Brazil, about 70%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Masked Water-Tyrant that you can see in Recife (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 80%), Social Flycatcher (about 70%) and Tropical Kingbird (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Masked Water-Tyrant is recorded against all the birds logged in Recife (110 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.
