Myiarchus tyrannulus
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~30%
The brown-crested flycatcher (Myiarchus tyrannulus) is a passerine bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found from the southwestern United States south through Mexico and Central America to Costa Rica; on Aruba, Bonaire, Curaçao, Trinidad, and Tobago; and in every mainland South American country except Chile and possibly Ecuador.
The brown-crested flycatcher has a complicated taxonomic history. Its formal description is credited to Statius Müller in his 1776 supplement to earlier work by Carl Linnaeus and Martinus Houttuyn. He coined the binomial Muscicapa tyrannulus, placing it in the Old World flycatcher family.
As of 2025 the brown-crested flycatcher has these seven subspecies: Subspecies M. t. magister was originally named M. mexicanus magister. Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Vitória | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Goiânia | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 6 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 7 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 8 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 9 | San Antonio | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 10 | Phoenix | 🇺🇸 United States |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-crested Flycatcher sighting in Toluca on a given day, based on 11 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 96th most-seen of the 118 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Brown-crested Flycatcher in Toluca on a given day, against under 5% in October to August, the lowest months. That is one of Toluca's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against 5 mm in December.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Brown-crested 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 25 cities where we can rate Brown-crested Flycatcher sightings, Toluca ranks 5th at about 10%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Campo Grande (Brazil, about 10%), Vitória (Brazil, about 10%) and Goiânia (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Brown-crested Flycatcher that you can see in Toluca (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Vermilion Flycatcher (about 60%), Cassin's Kingbird (about 40%) and Greater Pewee (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Brown-crested Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Toluca (11 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.
