Camptostoma obsoletum
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The southern beardless tyrannulet (Camptostoma obsoletum) is a small passerine bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Costa Rica, Panama, in every mainland South American country except Chile, and on Trinidad.
The southern beardless tyrannulet has these 13 subspecies: Several authors have suggested that the southern beardless tyrannulet may be composed of more than one species. Genetic evidence suggests that as many as three may be present. The Clements taxonomy divides the subspecies into two groups within the species.
The southern beardless tyrannulet shares genus Camptostoma with the northern beardless tyrannulet (C. imberbe); they have at times been considered conspecific and together they form a superspecies. The southern beardless tyrannulet is 9.5 to 10.5 cm (3.7 to 4.1 in) long and weighs 7 to 9 g (0.25 to 0.32 oz). It is a small flycatcher with a long pointed warbler-like bill. The sexes have the same... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lima | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Quito | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Guayaquil | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Porto Alegre | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Belém | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 6 | Cali | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Rosario | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 8 | Curitiba | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 9 | Rio de Janeiro | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 10 | Belo Horizonte | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, based on 9 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 276th 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 and September
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April–August and October–February, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
33rd of 40
Of the 40 parks where we can rate Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet sightings, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve ranks 33rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Machalilla National Park (Ecuador, about 30%), Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, about 30%) and Chapada Diamantina National Park (Brazil, about 30%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet 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 Southern Beardless-Tyrannulet is recorded against all the birds logged in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (9 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.
