Phyllomyias fasciatus
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The planalto tyrannulet (Phyllomyias fasciatus) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Paraguay. The planalto tyrannulet is 11 to 11.5 cm (4.3 to 4.5 in) long. The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have dull grayish-olive to brownish-olive crowns, napes, backs, and rumps, with the crown being the grayest part. Their lores, supercilium, partial eyering, and lower face are whitish with a dark stripe through their eye. Their wings are dusky with pale olive to whitish edges to the flight feathers and the ends of the coverts; The latter show as two pale bars on the closed wing. Their tail is dusky. Their throat is whitish and their underparts yellow with an olive wash on the breast and sides. Subspecies P. f. brevirostris has darker olive upperparts than the nominate, with pale olive (not whitish... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | João Pessoa | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Recife | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Planalto Tyrannulet sighting in Recife on a given day, based on 14 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 51st most-seen of the 90 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
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Planalto Tyrannulet in Recife on a given day, against about 10% in June–September and November–April, the lowest months. That is one of Recife's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 260 mm in June.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Planalto 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.
2nd of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate Planalto Tyrannulet sightings, Recife ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in João Pessoa (Brazil, about 40%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Planalto Tyrannulet that you can see in Recife (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 80%), Masked Water-Tyrant (about 70%) and Social Flycatcher (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Planalto Tyrannulet is recorded against all the birds logged in Recife (14 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.
