Zimmerius chrysops
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In 3 days ~30% in a week ~60%
The golden-faced tyrannulet (Zimmerius chrysops) is a species of bird in the tyrant flycatcher family Tyrannidae. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The golden-faced tyrannulet was formally described in 1859 as Tyrannulus chrysops by the English zoologist Philip Sclater based on specimens collected by the zoologist Louis Fraser in Gualaquiza and Zamora of Ecuador. The specific epithet combines the Ancient Greek χρυσος/khrusos meaning "gold" with ωψ/ōps, ωπος/ōpos meaning "face". The type locality has been restricted to Zamora. The golden-faced tyrannulet is now one of 13 species placed in the genus Zimmerius that was introduced in 1977 by the American ornithologist Melvin Alvah Traylor Jr. with the golden-faced tyrannulet as the type species. The golden-faced tyrannulet was formerly considered to be conspecific with the Peruvian tyrannulet (Zimmerius viridiflavus).
Three subspecies are recognised: Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 3 | Yasuní National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 5 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 6 | Sierra de la Macarena National Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
With luck
About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-faced Tyrannulet sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 738 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 70th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 30%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, October and December
In those months about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Golden-faced Tyrannulet in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against about 10% in January–April, June–September and November, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Golden-faced Tyrannulet 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 6
Of the 6 parks where we can rate Golden-faced Tyrannulet sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 2nd at about 10%. The best odds are in Farallones de Cali National Natural Park (Colombia, about 50%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Golden-faced Tyrannulet 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 Cinnamon Flycatcher (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Golden-faced Tyrannulet is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (738 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.
