Poecilotriccus ruficeps
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher (Poecilotriccus ruficeps) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela. The rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher was originally described as Todirostrum ruficeps. Genus Poecilotriccus was erected for it and several other species in 1884. The species was long called the rufous-crowned tody-tyrant. By the early twenty-first century genus Poecilotriccus had species called both "tody-tyrant" and "tody-flycatcher" so taxonomic systems began renaming the "tyrants" to "flycatcher".
The rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher has these four subspecies: One author has suggested that two or more of the subspecies may represent full species. The rufous-crowned tody-flycatcher is about 9 to 10 cm (3.5 to 3.9 in) long and weighs about 6.6 g (0.23 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults of the nominate subspecies P. r. ruficeps have a bright rufous crown and a gray nape that are separated by a black line that... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 2 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher sighting in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, based on 270 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 165th most-seen of the 424 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
April–May and September–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher in Los Nevados National Natural Park on a given day, against under 5% in June–August and December–March, the lowest months.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rufous-crowned Tody-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 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher sightings, Los Nevados National Natural Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Podocarpus National Park (Ecuador, about 10%).
Same family: Tyrannidae
The closest relatives of the Rufous-crowned Tody-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 Cinnamon Flycatcher (about 20%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rufous-crowned Tody-Flycatcher is recorded against all the birds logged in Los Nevados National Natural Park (270 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.
