Leptopogon amaurocephalus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The sepia-capped flycatcher (Leptopogon amaurocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico, every Central American country except El Salvador, and every mainland South American country except Chile; it is known in Uruguay as a vagrant.
The sepia-capped flycatcher is 11.5 to 14 cm (4.5 to 5.5 in) long and weighs an average of about 12 g (0.42 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies L. a. amaurocephalus have a sepia brown crown and a paler nape. Their lores are dull yellowish olive with some dusky mixed in and their ear coverts have a dusky patch at the rear. Their face is otherwise light olive. Their back and rump are olive green and their uppertail coverts russet brown. Their wings are dusky with pale yellowish olive edges on the flight feathers. Their wing coverts are dusky with buff to... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maceió | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Santa Cruz de la Sierra | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Santos | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 8 | Niterói | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Sepia-capped Flycatcher sighting in Cusuco National Park on a given day, based on 28 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 149th most-seen of the 250 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January–March and August–September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Sepia-capped Flycatcher in Cusuco National Park on a given day, against under 5% in April–July and October–December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Sepia-capped Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
19th of 30
Of the 30 parks where we can rate Sepia-capped Flycatcher sightings, Cusuco National Park ranks 19th at under 5%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 40%), Amboró National Park (Bolivia, about 30%) and Itatiaia National Park (Brazil, about 20%). All parks ranked.
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Sepia-capped Flycatcher that you can see in Cusuco National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 50%), Social Flycatcher (about 50%) and Yellow-olive Flycatcher (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Sepia-capped Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Cusuco National Park (28 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.
