Cnemotriccus fuscatus
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In 3 days <5% in a week ~10%
The fuscous flycatcher (Cnemotriccus fuscatus) is a small passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Trinidad and Tobago and in every mainland South American country except Chile. The fuscous flycatcher was originally described as Muscipeta fuscata. It was later transferred to genus Empidochanes and still later to its current genus Cnemotriccus, where it was originally called the dusky flycatcher.
The fuscous flycatcher has these seven subspecies: The fuscous flycatcher is the only member of genus Cnemotriccus. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 7 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Chapada dos Guimarães National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 10 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 11 | Anavilhanas National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 12 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 14 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Campo Grande | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 3 | Asuncion | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | |
| 4 | Valencia | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | |
| 5 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Fuscous Flycatcher sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 291st most-seen of the 328 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, and over a week to about 10%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Fuscous Flycatcher in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April to February, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Fuscous Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
12th of 14
Of the 14 parks where we can rate Fuscous Flycatcher sightings, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve ranks 12th at under 5%. The best odds are in Main Ridge Forest Reserve (Trinidad and Tobago, about 30%), Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%) and Iguaçu National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Fuscous Flycatcher that you can see in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Tropical Kingbird (about 50%), Lesser Kiskadee (about 50%) and Great Kiskadee (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Fuscous Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (6 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.
