Iodopleura isabellae
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The white-browed purpletuft (Iodopleura isabellae) is a small species of bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The white-browed purpletuft was originally described in 1847 as Iodopleurus isabellae. The genus' spelling was later changed to Iodopleura. Well into the twentieth century authors placed that genus in Cotingidae. Several early twenty-first century studies confirmed the placement of Iodopleura in Tityridae and taxonomic systems made the reassignment.
The white-browed purpletuft's further taxonomy is unsettled. The IOC, BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World, and AviList treat it as monotypic. The white-browed purpletuft shares genus Iodopleura with the buff-throated purpletuft (I. pipra) and the dusky purpletuft (I. fusca). The white-browed and dusky purpletufts form a superspecies and might be conspecific.
This article follows the monotypic species model. The white-browed purpletuft is 11 to 12... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 3 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Amacayacu National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Purpletuft sighting in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, based on 25 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 191st most-seen of the 328 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.
March, June and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-browed Purpletuft in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve on a given day, against under 5% in April–May, July–August and November–February, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most White-browed Purpletuft sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
2nd of 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate White-browed Purpletuft sightings, Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Yasuní National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
Same family: Cotingidae
The closest relatives of the White-browed Purpletuft that you can see in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (family Cotingidae, Cotingas) are Bare-necked Fruitcrow (about 30%), Purple-throated Fruitcrow (about 20%) and Black-tailed Tityra (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the White-browed Purpletuft is recorded against all the birds logged in Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve (25 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.
