Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis
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In 3 days ~20% in a week ~40%
The subtropical doradito (Pseudocolopteryx acutipennis) is a species of bird in subfamily Elaeniinae of family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, and Peru.
The subtropical doradito is monotypic. However, it has been suggested that more than one species may be present within it. The subtropical doradito is 11 to 12 cm (4.3 to 4.7 in) long and weighs 7 to 10 g (0.25 to 0.35 oz). Both sexes have a short shaggy crest, and both have the same plumage. Adults have a mostly bright olive head, upperparts, and tail; their cheeks are dusky. Their wings are olive-brown with light gray edges on the flight feathers and dull cinnamon tips on the wing coverts; the last show as two faint wing bars. Their throat and underparts are golden-yellow. Both sexes have a dark brown iris, a slender, black, warbler-like bill, and dark gray legs and feet. Immatures are similar to adults but with more prominent buffy wing bars and a pale base to the mandible.
The subtropical doradito has a disjunct distribution. It is found in Colombia's Central Andes, in the central... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
More parks will be added in future updates.
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Subtropical Doradito sighting in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas on a given day, based on 119 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 162nd most-seen of the 308 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 20%, and over a week to about 40%, if each day is a fresh chance.
August to October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Subtropical Doradito in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas on a given day, against under 5% in May–July and November–December, the lowest months. Those are among Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain a month against 190 mm in January. January to April have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Subtropical Doradito sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas, in our data
Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Subtropical Doradito sightings: about 10% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Subtropical Doradito that you can see in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Great Kiskadee (about 80%), Tropical Kingbird (about 70%) and Pied Water-Tyrant (about 60%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Subtropical Doradito is recorded against all the birds logged in Parque Estadual Encontro das Águas (119 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.
