Schiffornis virescens
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The greenish schiffornis (Schiffornis virescens) is a species of bird in the family Tityridae, the tityras, becards, and allies. It is found in Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. The greenish schiffornis was originally described as Ptilochloris virescens. It was later reassigned to genus Schiffornis when it was realized that it was the same species as Schiffornis unicolor that Bonaparte described when he erected the genus in 1854. It retained the specific epithet unicolor into the early twentieth century. For much of the twentieth century Schiffornis was placed in the manakin family Pipridae and its species were called manakins. Several early twenty-first century studies confirmed the placement of Schiffornis in Tityridae and taxonomic systems made the reassignment.
The greenish schiffornis is monotypic. The greenish schiffornis is about 15.5 cm (6.1 in) long and weighs 21.5 to 28.5 g (0.76 to 1.0 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have an indistinct pale ring around the eye on an otherwise greenish brown face. Their upperparts are greenish brown and their wings and tail are rufescent. Their underparts are a lighter greenish brown... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Itatiaia National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 2 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Serra da Canastra National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 4 | Iguaçu National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 5 | Serra dos Órgãos National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | São Paulo | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Greenish Schiffornis sighting in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, based on 448 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 81st most-seen of the 352 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 60%, and over a week to about 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April and September
In those months about 40% of wildlife watchers report a Greenish Schiffornis in Itatiaia National Park on a given day, against about 10% in February and December, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Greenish Schiffornis 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 5 parks where we can rate Greenish Schiffornis sightings, Itatiaia National Park has the highest daily chance: about 20%. Next come Iguazú National Park (Argentina, about 10%) and Serra da Canastra National Park (Brazil, about 10%).
Same family: Cotingidae
The closest relatives of the Greenish Schiffornis that you can see in Itatiaia National Park (family Cotingidae, Cotingas) are Chestnut-crowned Becard (about 30%), Black-and-gold Cotinga (about 20%) and Bare-throated Bellbird (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Greenish Schiffornis is recorded against all the birds logged in Itatiaia National Park (448 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.
