Empidonax fulvifrons
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The buff-breasted flycatcher (Empidonax fulvifrons) is a small passerine bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found from the southwestern U.S.A. to Honduras. The buff-breasted flycatcher was originally described as Muscicapa fulvifrons, erroneously classified with the Old World flycatchers. Its current genus Empidonax was erected in 1855.
The buff-breasted flycatcher has these six subspecies: The buff-breasted flycatcher is about 13 cm (5.1 in) long and weighs 6.9 to 9.3 g (0.24 to 0.33 oz). It is the smallest member of genus Empidonax in the US and among the smallest overall. The sexes are alike. Adults have dull buffy white lores and a faint dull buffy white eye-ring on an otherwise buffy greenish brown face... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Celaque National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toluca | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 3 | Puebla | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 4 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 5 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-breasted Flycatcher sighting in El Triunfo on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 206th most-seen of the 221 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.
November
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Buff-breasted Flycatcher in El Triunfo on a given day, against under 5% in July–October and December–May, the lowest months. That is one of El Triunfo's driest months, with about 50 mm of rain against 420 mm in June. June has too few records to rate.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Buff-breasted Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
3rd of 3
Of the 3 parks where we can rate Buff-breasted Flycatcher sightings, El Triunfo ranks 3rd at under 5%. The best odds are in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (Mexico, about 10%) and Celaque National Park (Honduras, under 5%).
Same genus: Empidonax
The closest relatives of the Buff-breasted Flycatcher that you can see in El Triunfo (genus Empidonax, Empidonax Flycatchers) are Yellow-bellied Flycatcher (about 20%), Yellowish Flycatcher (about 20%) and Least Flycatcher (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Buff-breasted Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in El Triunfo (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.
