Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus
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In 3 days ~60% in a week ~90%
The cinnamon flycatcher (Pyrrhomyias cinnamomeus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is native to the cloud forests of the Andes and other South American mountain ranges, and is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela.
The cinnamon flycatcher was originally described as Muscicapa cinnamomea, a member of the Old World flycatcher family Muscicapidae. In the mid-nineteenth century it was recognized as a tyrant flycatcher and moved to its current genus, where it is the only member.
The cinnamon flycatcher has these six subspecies: The Clements taxonomy further sorts the subspecies into the Santa Marta group (assimilis), the Venezuelan group (vieillotioides, spadix, and pariae), and the Andean group (pyrrhopterus and cinnamomeus). Several of the subspecies were originally described as full species, and P. c. assimilis may warrant reconsideration as one. Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 4 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 5 | Henri Pittier National Park | 🇻🇪 Venezuela |
Possible
About 20% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon Flycatcher sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 1,414 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 31st most-seen of the 424 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–May, August–October and December
In those months about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Cinnamon Flycatcher in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against about 20% in January–March, June–July and November, the lowest months.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Cinnamon 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.
2nd of 5
Of the 5 parks where we can rate Cinnamon Flycatcher sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 20%. The best odds are in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 30%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Cinnamon Flycatcher that you can see in Los Nevados National Natural Park (family Tyrannidae, Tyrant Flycatchers) are White-throated Tyrannulet (about 30%), Brown-backed Chat-Tyrant (about 30%) and Black Phoebe (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Cinnamon Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (1,414 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.
