Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant

Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant

Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer

Silhouette: Emily Willoughby · PhyloPic

LCLeast ConcernNTVUENCR
Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely
at El Impenetrable National Park

In 3 days >90%

267 Verified sightings at El Impenetrable National Park From 2019 to 2026
1,627 In all 12 parks
October Best month
☀️ Diurnal When it's spotted

About the Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant

The pearly-vented tody-tyrant (Hemitriccus margaritaceiventer) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile, Ecuador, French Guiana, and Suriname.

The pearly-vented tody-tyrant has a complicated taxonomic history. It was originally described in 1837 as Todirostrum margaritacei venter. At various times since then it has been placed in genera Euscarthmornis and Idioptilon, both of which were eventually merged into Hemitriccus.

The pearly-vented tody-tyrant has these nine subspecies: What is now Pelzeln's tody-tyrant (H. inornatus) was previously treated as a subspecies of the pearly-vented tody-tyrant. The pearly-vented tody-tyrant is about 10 to 11 cm (3.9 to 4.3 in) long and weighs 7 to 10 g (0.25 to 0... Wikipedia →

Sounds

Song0:33

Argentina · 2026

© Marcos E. Sosa · XC1142974 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Call0:07

Brazil · 2025

© JAYRSON ARAUJO DE OLIVEIRA · XC974220 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Recording0:47

Argentina · 2024

© Sabrina Andrea Rendon Anaya · XC898958 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability
1 El Impenetrable National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~70%
2 Iberá National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~30%
3 Chapada Diamantina National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~20%
4 El Palmar National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
5 Amboró National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
6 Emas National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
7 Iguaçu National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
8 Iguazú National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
~10%
9 Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas 🇧🇷 Brazil
~10%
10 Tayrona National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
11 Chapada dos Guimarães National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
12 Serra da Canastra National Park 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Asuncion 🇵🇾 Paraguay
~20%
2 Santa Cruz de la Sierra 🇧🇴 Bolivia
~10%
3 Cordoba 🇦🇷 Argentina
<5%
4 Campo Grande 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%
5 Caracas 🇻🇪 Venezuela
<5%
6 Belo Horizonte 🇧🇷 Brazil
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant in El Impenetrable National Park?

Very likely

About 70% of wildlife watchers report a Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant sighting in El Impenetrable National Park on a given day, based on 267 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 5th most-seen of the 219 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant in El Impenetrable National Park?

July and October–November

In those months about 80% of wildlife watchers report a Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant in El Impenetrable National Park on a given day, against about 50% in January to March, the lowest months. December has too few records to rate.

What time of day is best to see a Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant?

Between 8 and 11 am

Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.

Is El Impenetrable National Park the best place to see a Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant?

Yes

Of the 12 parks where we can rate Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant sightings, El Impenetrable National Park has the highest daily chance: about 70%. Next come Iberá National Park (Argentina, about 30%) and Chapada Diamantina National Park (Brazil, about 20%).

Which relatives of the Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant live in El Impenetrable National Park?

Same family: Tyrannidae

The closest relatives of the Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant that you can see in El Impenetrable National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 70%), Cattle Tyrant (about 40%) and Tropical Kingbird (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Pearly-vented Tody-Tyrant is recorded against all the birds logged in El Impenetrable National Park (267 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.

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