Phytotoma rutila
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In 3 days ~70% in a week ~90%
The white-tipped plantcutter (Phytotoma rutila) is a species of bird in the family Cotingidae, the cotingas. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay, and as a vagrant to Brazil and Chile. For part of the twentieth century the genus Phytotoma was placed in its own family Phytotomidae but subsequent genetic testing proved that it belonged in its current Cotinga family. The white-tipped plantcutter shares genus Phytotoma with the Peruvian plantcutter (P. raimondii) and rufous-tailed plantcutter (P. rara). It and the Peruvian are sister species.
The white-tipped plantcutter is 18 to 19.5 cm (7.1 to 7.7 in) long and weighs 30 to 57 g (1.1 to 2.0 oz). The sexes have different plumage. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have a rufous forehead, a dark gray crown and cheeks, and a short crest. The gray has sparse darker streaks. Their upperparts are also dark gray with sparse darker streaks. Their wings are dusky blackish with white tips on the coverts that show as two wing bars... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 2 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cochabamba | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 2 | La Paz | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 3 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Mendoza | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | Cordoba | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 6 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 7 | Montevideo | 🇺🇾 Uruguay |
Possible
About 30% of wildlife watchers report a White-tipped Plantcutter sighting in Rosario on a given day, based on 94 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 31st most-seen of the 121 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 70%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 70% of wildlife watchers report a White-tipped Plantcutter in Rosario on a given day, against about 10% in February–March, October and December, the lowest months. That is one of Rosario's driest months, with about 20 mm of rain against 150 mm in March.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-tipped Plantcutter sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 7
Of the 7 cities where we can rate White-tipped Plantcutter sightings, Rosario ranks 3rd at about 30%. The best odds are in Cochabamba (Bolivia, about 50%) and La Paz (Bolivia, about 50%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-tipped Plantcutter is recorded against all the birds logged in Rosario (94 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.
