Myiophobus pulcher
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The handsome flycatcher (Nephelomyias pulcher) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and possibly Bolivia. The handsome flycatcher was originally described as Myiobius pulcher. It was later moved to genus Myiophobus. A study published in 2009 determined that the handsome flycatcher and two other species did not belong there so the genus Nephelomyias was created for them in 2010.
The handsome flycatcher is 9.5 to 11 cm (3.7 to 4.3 in) long. The sexes very similar. Adult males of the nominate subspecies have an olive gray crown with a partly hidden orange-rufous patch in the middle. Both sexes have a white spot above the lores and a white broken eye-ring on an otherwise olive gray face. Their nape is olive gray and their back and rump are olive. Their wings are dusky with ochre and white edges on the flight feathers and wide pale ochre tips on the wing coverts; the latter show as two wing bars. Their rather... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
More parks will be added in future updates.
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Handsome Flycatcher sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 368th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to under 5%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Handsome Flycatcher in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Handsome Flycatcher sightings with a recorded time, and nearly all of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Los Nevados National Natural Park, in our data
Los Nevados National Natural Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Handsome Flycatcher sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Handsome Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (10 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.
