Mitrephanes phaeocercus
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The northern tufted flycatcher or simply tufted flycatcher (Mitrephanes phaeocercus) is a small passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family. It is found from Mexico to Ecuador. The northern tufted flycatcher was originally described as Mitrephorus phaeocercus. It was later determined that genus Mitrephorus already "belonged" to other taxa so by the principle of priority genus Mitrephanes was erected for it.
The northern tufted flycatcher's further taxonomy is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and the Clements taxonomy recognize these four subspecies: Three other subspecies have been proposed but all three of those taxonomic systems include them within the IOC/Clements four subspecies.
What is now the olive tufted flycatcher (M. olivaceus) of Peru and Bolivia was previously treated as a subspecies of the northern tufted flycatcher. The... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 2 | Los Quetzales National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 3 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 4 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 5 | Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 8 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 9 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 10 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 11 | Cusuco National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 12 | Darién National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 13 | Chirripó National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 14 | Poás Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 15 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 4 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tufted Flycatcher sighting in San José on a given day, based on 8 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 333rd most-seen of the 379 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Tufted Flycatcher in San José on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Tufted 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.
Among the best
Of the 4 cities where we can rate Tufted Flycatcher sightings, San José ranks 4th at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Mexico City (México, under 5%), Guadalajara (México, under 5%) and Guatemala City (Guatemala, under 5%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Tufted Flycatcher that you can see in San José (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 80%), Tropical Kingbird (about 70%) and Social Flycatcher (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Tufted Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in San José (8 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.
