Attila rufus
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In 3 days ~40% in a week ~70%
The grey-hooded attila (Attila rufus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is endemic to Brazil. The grey-hooded attila was originally described as Tyrannus rufus. From early in the twentieth century until the 1970s many authors classified genus Attila in family Cotingidae; after that it was recognized as belonging to family Tyrannidae.
The grey-hooded attila is 20 to 21 cm (7.9 to 8.3 in) long and weighs 36.5 to 51.5 g (1.3 to 1.8 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies have a gray head and nape. Their upperparts are mostly deep rufous with a paler cinnamon-rufous rump and tail. Their wings are mostly deep rufous with blackish primaries. Their chin is gray with white streaks. Their breast is rufous and their belly a paler yellowish rufous. Subspecies A. r. hellmayri has a whitish chin and rufous throat. Adults of both subspecies have a dark iris, a longish bill with a dark maxilla and a whitish to grayish mandible, and gray legs and feet. Juveniles... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-hooded Attila sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 265 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 127th most-seen of the 352 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 70%, if each day is a fresh chance.
September
In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Gray-hooded Attila in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against under 5% in February and May–June, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Gray-hooded Attila 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 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Gray-hooded Attila sightings, Itatiaia National Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Brazil, about 50%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Gray-hooded Attila that you can see in Itatiaia National Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are Cliff Flycatcher (about 60%), Great Kiskadee (about 50%) and Planalto Tyrannulet (about 40%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Gray-hooded Attila is recorded against all the birds logged in Itatiaia National Park (265 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.
