Planalto Tyrannulet

Planalto Tyrannulet

Phyllomyias fasciatus

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Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare
at Rio de Janeiro

In 3 days <5%

25 Verified sightings at Rio de Janeiro
1,227 In all 6 parks From 2019 to 2026
June Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Planalto Tyrannulet

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 →

Sounds

Call0:46

Brazil · 2026

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Alarm call0:51

Brazil · 2026

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Song0:43

Brazil · 2023

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Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 Itatiaia National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%
2 Serra dos Órgãos National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
3 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
4 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
5 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
6 Tijuca National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 João Pessoa 🇧🇷 Brazil
~40%
2 Recife 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
3 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
4 São Paulo 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
5 Curitiba 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
6 Rio de Janeiro 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
7 Santos 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Planalto Tyrannulet in Rio de Janeiro?

Rare

Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Planalto Tyrannulet sighting in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 202nd most-seen of the 278 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Planalto Tyrannulet in Rio de Janeiro?

Any time of year

In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Planalto Tyrannulet in Rio de Janeiro on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.

What time of day is best to see a Planalto Tyrannulet?

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.

Is Rio de Janeiro the best place to see a Planalto Tyrannulet?

6th of 7

Of the 7 cities where we can rate Planalto Tyrannulet sightings, Rio de Janeiro ranks 6th at under 5%. The best odds are in João Pessoa (Brazil, about 40%), Recife (Brazil, about 10%) and Belo Horizonte (Brazil, under 5%).

Which relatives of the Planalto Tyrannulet live in Rio de Janeiro?

Same family: Tyrannidae

The closest relatives of the Planalto Tyrannulet that you can see in Rio de Janeiro (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 90%), Tropical Kingbird (about 70%) and Masked Water-Tyrant (about 70%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Planalto Tyrannulet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Planalto Tyrannulet is recorded against all the birds logged in Rio de Janeiro (25 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.

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