Empidonax albigularis
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%
The white-throated flycatcher (Empidonax albigularis) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Mexico and every country in Central America. These subdivisions "are not solidly established" due to their similarity and the relatively small number, age, and season of collection of specimens.
The white-throated flycatcher is 12 to 14 cm (4.7 to 5.5 in) long. Three individuals weighed 10.4 to 11 g (0.37 to 0.39 oz). The sexes are alike. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a brownish olive or olive brown crown and dull buffy-white lores and eye-ring on an otherwise paler brownish olive or olive brown face. Their upperparts are brownish olive or olive brown. Their tail is deep grayish brown with light brownish olive on the feather edges. Their wings are mostly a darker grayish brown than the upperparts, with wide light buffy brown or brownish buff tips on the median and greater coverts that show prominently... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | El Triunfo | 🇲🇽 Mexico | |
| 2 | Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 3 | Volcán Barú National Park | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 4 | La Amistad International Park (Panama) | 🇵🇦 Panama | |
| 5 | Braulio Carrillo National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 6 | Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | |
| 7 | Arenal Volcano National Park | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico City | 🇲🇽 México |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Flycatcher sighting in El Triunfo on a given day, based on 22 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 135th most-seen of the 221 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April
In that month about 60% of wildlife watchers report a White-throated Flycatcher in El Triunfo on a given day, against under 5% in February and November–December, the lowest months. That is one of El Triunfo's driest months, with about 65 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 White-throated Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Yes
Of the 7 parks where we can rate White-throated Flycatcher sightings, El Triunfo has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park (Honduras, under 5%) and Volcán Barú National Park (Panama, under 5%).
Same genus: Empidonax
The closest relatives of the White-throated 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 White-throated Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in El Triunfo (22 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.
