Ptilogonys cinereus
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The grey silky-flycatcher (Ptiliogonys cinereus) is a species of bird in the family Ptiliogonatidae. It is found in Guatemala and Mexico and as a vagrant in Texas, United States. The grey silky-flycatcher has these four subspecies:
The grey silky-flycatcher and the long-tailed silky-flycatcher (P. caudatus) are sister species. The grey silky-flycatcher is 18.5 to 21 cm (7.3 to 8.3 in) long. It is a slender bird with a prominent crest and a long tail. Adult males of the nominate subspecies P. c. cinereus have dusky lores, a white patch above the lores, a thin white eye-ring, and a white or brownish white chin and cheeks on an otherwise blue-gray head and crest. Their upperparts are blue-gray. Their flight feathers are black. Their central pair of tail feathers are black and the rest have a black base, a white upper half, and black lower half. Their throat and breast are gray, their belly whitish, their flanks golden-olive or yellow, and their undertail coverts bright yellow. Adult females have a gray head and... Wikipedia →
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Mexico · 2022
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Mexico · 2025
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Guatemala · 2026
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 3 | Cumbres de Monterrey National Park | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 4 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Silky-flycatcher sighting in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, based on 54 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 152nd most-seen of the 275 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April, August and November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Gray Silky-flycatcher in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park on a given day, against under 5% in May–July, September–October and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray Silky-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.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Gray Silky-flycatcher sightings, Cumbres de Monterrey National Park ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (Mexico, about 30%) and El Triunfo (Mexico, about 20%).
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray Silky-flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Cumbres de Monterrey National Park (54 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), 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.
